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THE COUNCIL OP THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 1883. THE RIGHT HON. LORD MONCREIFF OF TULLIBOLE, LORD JUSTICE-CLERK, LL.D., PRESIDENT. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS, HAVING FILLED THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. His GRACE THE DUKE OP AEGYLL, K.T., D.C.L. Oxon., F.E.S. SIR WILLIAM THOMSON, LL.D., F.E.S., Foreign Associate of the Institute of France, Eegius Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. VICE-PRESIDENTS. H. C. FLEEMING JENKIN, F.E.S., Mem. Inst. Civ. Eng., Professor of Engineering in the University of Edinburgh. THE EEV. W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, M.A., D.D., Principal of the Congregational Theological Hall, Edinburgh. THOMAS STEVENSON, Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. EOBEET GRAY, Secretary of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, Member of the British Ornithologists' Union, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. ALEXANDEE FORBES IRVINE, of Drum, Sheriff of Argyll. EDWAED SANG, C.E., LL.D., Secretary to the Eoyal Scottish Society of Arts, Honorary Member of the Eoyal Academy of Turin. GENERAL SECRETARY. P. GUTHEIE TAIT, M.A., Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. SECRETARIES TO ORDINARY MEETINGS. WILLIAM TURNER, M.B., F.R.C.S.E., F.E.S., Professor of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh. ALEXANDER CRUM BROWN, M.D., D.Sc, F.R.C.P.E., F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh. TREASURER. ADAM GILLIES SMITH, C.A. CURATOR OF LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. ALEXANDER BUCHAN, M.A., Secretary to the Scottish Meteorological Society. LLO RS. THE REV. DB DUNS, Professor of Natural Science THE REV. WILLIAM ROBERTSON SMITH, in the New College, Edinburgh. M.A., LL.D., Lord Almoner's Professor of RAMSAYH. TRAQUAIR, M.D.,F.R.S.,F.G.S., Arabic in the University of Cambridge. Keeper of the Natural History Collections in STAIR A. AGNEW, M.A., Advocate, Keeper the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh. of the Records of Scotland and Eegistrar- JOHN MURRAY, Director of the Challenger General. Expedition Commission. DOUGLAS MACLAGAN, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., WILLIAM FERGUSON of Kinmundy, F.L.S., Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in the F.G.S., Deputy-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire, University of Edinburgh. Vice-President of the Geological Society of THE HON. LORD MACLAREN, one of the Sena- Edinburgh. tors of the College of Justice. JAMES COSSAR EWART, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., THE REV. PROFESSOR FLINT, DD., Correspond- Professor of Natural History in the Uni- ing Member of the Institute of France. versity of Edinburgh. PROFESSOR T. R. FRASEE, M.D., Dean of the JAMES GEIKIE, F.R.S., F.G.S., Professor of Medical Faculty in the University of Edin- Geology in the University of Edin- burgh. burgh..

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