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apex, and terminating in festoons on the first or inflated whorl. It is 

 impossible to describe the beauty of its colouring, which was of a rich 

 cream colour, profusely dotted with dark-purple spots, well defined. 

 There was no appearance of a disc or tentacula fringing its circumference. 

 Placed in a saucer, which casually was on board, I perceived a slight ele- 

 vation gradually to arise in what I would say was the centre of the animal. 

 This increased to the height of a quarter of an inch. On the top a slit 

 appeared, through which the oesophagus was slowly everted ; and, with a 

 sudden spasm, a small shell was thrown into the saucer. The oesophagus 

 was then gradually drawn in, and the animal restored to its first appear- 

 ance. Presently the same process was renewed; again another shell 

 was thrown out ; and this was repeated four times. Here a sad accident 

 occurred, — a squall of wind imparted a sudden shock to the boat, which 

 upset the saucer ; and the boatman, endeavouring to save himself, stood 

 on it, and crushed both the specimen and my hopes, at least for that 

 time. Fortunately I had removed the ejected shells, and found them to 

 consist of Trochus tumidus, Trochus Montagui, Nassa tnerassata, and 

 Afangelia linearis. The animals had been removed from the shells. I had 

 been in hopes of bringing the captives home, and placing them in the 

 aquarium, and there studying their habits; but was thus frustrated. 

 Had I had my dredge with me, I should soon have made good my loss. 

 The excursion took place on the 16th of March, 1846. 



The Meeting then adjourned. 



SPECIAL MEETING, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1860. 



This Meeting was held, by the special leave of the Provost, in the Exa- 

 mination Hall of Trinity College. The semicircular rows of seats at the 

 upper end were reserved for ladies, — each subscriber to the Testimonial 

 Fund receiving three ladies' tickets ; a long table reached half-way down 

 the centre of the Hall, at the upper portion of which were seated the 

 Honorary Oflicers of the Association, the President having on his right 

 the Eight Hon. the Lord Justice of Appeal, Vice- Chancellor of the Uni- 

 versity, and on his left the Rev. the Provost and the Right Hon. the 

 Lord High Chancellor of Ireland. The Members of Council and the Press 

 occupied the lower portion of the table. The dais on each side was filled 

 with the various invited guests, the remainder of the large Hall being 

 densely crowded with the Members and their friends : the majority of 

 the former wore their academic gowns and hoods. 



