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of the British Association in Belfast. He drew the attention of members 

 to the new feature introduced by the secretaries at the present conver- 

 sazione for the first time — the bookstall, where the Club literature was 

 on sale all evening. Here could be bought the Club's " Proceedings" 

 and papers, the new British Association Guide, the "Irish Naturalist," 

 and the " Ulster Journal of Archaeology." The President then called on 

 Professor Symington, M.D., who stated he had inserted an instruction in 

 the present calendar of Queen's College to the effect that members of 

 the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club would be ^admitted to the Natural 

 Histor}' Museum of the Queen's College on presentation of their card. 

 The College was most anxious to co-operate with a scientific club such 

 as he was addressing, and members were welcome to make all the use 

 they could of the College. This announcement was received with much 

 applause. The election of twelve new members brought the formal 

 business to a close, and the lantern display was then proceeded with 

 the lantern being in charge of A. R. Hogg. The first set of slides shown 

 dealt with microscopic objects. Photographs taken on the summer 

 excursions were then shown. Other subjects dealt with were geological 

 formations, Ballinderry old church, and New Zealand scenery, the exhi- 

 bitors being William Gray, R. Welch, J. St. J. Phillips, W. J. Fennell, 

 and George Reilly. Afterwards A. R. Hogg showed a splendid series of 

 animated photographs of animal life. 



December i. — The President, F. J. BiGGER, M.R.I. A., delivered an 

 address entitled " Elizabethan Ireland." Two new members were 

 elected. 



BoTANTCATv Section. November 24. — Wii,i,iam Porter read a short 

 paper on the study of our native Ferns. This branch has been selected 

 for treatment during the ensuing winter session ; the species to be dealt 

 with in the same order as they occur in \.\iq Flora of N.E. Ireland. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



November 18. — F. W. Burbidge (Vice-President) occupied the chair, 

 and fifty-two members and visitors were present. Mr. Burbidge read a 

 paper dealing with the history and occurrence of the Yew tree in Ire- 

 land, and made special reference to the Yew trees at Crom Castle, near 

 Enniskillen, visited by the Club last July. G. H. Pethybridge and 

 R.-Li.. Praeger spoke on the paper. 



H. J. Seymour then gave an account of the joint excursion of the 

 Belfast and Dublin Field Clubs to Enniskillen and Lough Erne, the 

 narrative being illustrated by a large series of lantern slides taken by 

 Messrs. Phillips and Welch, and by the speaker. 



D. Houston addressed the members on the question of holding 

 Winter excursions in connection with the Club, and proposed the follow- 

 ing resolution, which was seconded by R. Li*. PraEGER, and passed nem. 

 ^^;2,:_«'That it seems desirable to organise one or two winter field meet- 

 ings in connection with the Club, and that the members hope that the 

 Committee will make the necessarj' arrangements to carry this resolution 

 into effect." Two new members were elected, and one nomination made. 



