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Royal Physical Society.— Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1830. Mx Deuchar -pre- 
sented a copy of Col. Imrie’s Essay on the Geology of the Grampians. 
Captain T. Brown, F.R.S.E., read an Essay on the Ancient History. of the 
Horse. 
Jan. 13. Mr J. Marsden read a paper on the Anatomy of Plants. 
Captain Brown read an Essay on the Modern History of the Horse. 
Jan. 20. Observations were read on the Helm Wind of Cross Fell, Cum- 
berland. Communicated by Charles Slee Esq. (This paper will appear in a 
future number. ) 
Mr. H. H. Cheek-communicated some observations on the Stomachs of Ru- 
minating Animals. Remarks on this paper were made by Mr. Dick, Lecturer 
on Veterinary Surgery, and Mr Aitken, Lecturer on Physiology. 
Mr. Ainsworth communicated two new plants as additions to the British 
_ Flora. (Vide present number, p. 381.) 
Plinian Society.— Jan. 5, 1830. Specimens, illustrative of the Geology of 
the Neighbourhood of Montreal, were presented to the Society by Mr. Robert 
. Armour: 
Mr. Ainsworth made some obsersations on the specimens. 
A letter was read from Walker Arnott, Esq., accompanying a donation of 
plants of the Pyrenees. (Vide present number, p. 377. 
Mr. J. Balfour stated, that the opinion of the Society relative to the Veronica 
filiformis had been similat to that of Mr Arnott. 
Jan. 12. Mr J. H. Balfour communicated the notice of a new British 
habitat for the Conivallaria verticellata. (Vide present number, p, 376.) 
Mr. J. P. Dyett read a paper on Harthquakes. 
Jan. 19. Mr. J. H. Balfour made a communication on the plants found in 
the Wood in the neighbourhood of Blairgowrie, with specimens. 
Mr Jerdon read a paper on the Geology of some Parts of Fifeshire. 
LONDON. 
Royal Society. —WNov. 30, 1829. - This being the anniversary, the President, 
Davies Gilbert, Esq., M.P., &c., delivered a long and eloquent address, in which 
he took notice of the loss which the Society had lately sustained in the death of 
Sir Humphrey Davy, Dr Wollaston and Dr Young, on whose labours and bril« 
hiant career he entered at seme length. Many other members, individuals highly 
entitled to respect ond regard, were also mentioned among the deaths of the past 
~ year.” ‘The learned president afterwards delivered the two medals, the one to Mr 
Charles Beil, the other was announced as having been conferred on My Mit- 
scherlich. 
‘Meeting of Dec. 17. - Davies Gilbert, Esq. in the Chair. The second part 
- of Mr Faraday’s paper on the Manufacture of Glass, for Optical Purposes, was 
read. Many donations of books, &c. were laid on the table. 
_ Meeting of Jan. 14. _ Captain Kater in the Chair. A paper on the Internal 
Siructure cfthe Mar, by J. W. Chevallier, Esq. was read, accompanied with il- 
lustrative drawings. Numerous presents were made to ‘the peck ty; Chevalier 
Aldini, inyentor of the Fire ene Dress, was present. 
' Geological Society. 2a 6,:1829. A paper was read on the Tertiary De- 
. posits in the Vale of Gosau in the Salzburg Alps; by the Rev. Adam Sedgwick, 
Pres. F.R.S., &e., and Rederick Impey Murchison, Esq. Sec. G.S., FR. ‘S 
Mov. 20. “Phe. reading of a paper on the “Tertiary Formation which range 
along the Flanks of the Silanes and Bavarian Alps, being a continuation of the 
memoir on the Valley of Gist by the Rev. Adam Sedgwick and Roderick 
Impey Murchison, Hsq. was continued, 
Dec. 4. The reading of the paper by the Rev. Adam Sedgwick and Roderick 
Impey Murchison, Esq. begun at the last meeting, was concluded. 
