22 EXCHANGE. PROCEEDINGS OP SOCIETIES. 



etc." Second edition. By Professor D. F. Ansted. 8. — "Miscellaneous 

 Notices." 0. — "Austrian Fauna — Coleoptera." By L. Redtenbasher. 10. — 

 "French Fauna — Coleoptera." By M. M. Fairmaire, and Laboulbene. 

 11. — "Insects of Germany — Coleoptera." By Dr. Herman Schaum, and 

 Mr. G. Kraatz. 12. — "Works on General Zoology," New English Trans- 

 lations. 13. — "Manual of British Botany." By Charles C. Babington, 

 F.R.S. 1'4.— "Glaucus; or, The Wonders of the Shore." Third edition. 

 By Charles Kingsley, F.S.A. 



Also nine original communications made to various societies, and thirty 

 notices of serials. 



No doubt there are many of your correspondents, and readers of "The 

 Naturalist," who take an interest in Conchology. I should be glad to 

 afford information and lists to any such respecting the shells of this coast 

 and district, and also to make exchanges of Marine, Land, and Fresh- 

 water shells, as mutual accommodation in exchanging is a means of acquiring 

 a complete collection, especially to inland subscribers. "The Naturalist" 

 offers a medium of communication on the subject; being a subscriber, I 

 venture to avail myself of it. — Charles H. Brown, Southport, Lancashire, 

 October 20th., 1857. 



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Thirsk Natural History Society. — On Monday, November 2nd , was held 

 the fifth annual meeting of this Society, Mr. J. Q. Baker in the chair. 

 The officers for the past year brought in their reports, were thanked for 

 their services, and re-elected as follows: — President, Mr. J. G. Baker; 

 Secretary, Mr. R. D. Carter; Librarian, Mr. J. J. Packer. 



Mr J. G. Baker said, that by reason of the sale of its herbaria, and 

 other causes, the exchanges of British plants, which had been carried on 

 for so many years with eminent utility by the London Botanical Society, 

 were at present suspended, and that in consequence there was now no 

 convenient centre to which collectors might send their duplicates to receive 

 desiderata in return. Whilst this position of affairs continued, he sugges- 

 ted that the Thirsk Natural History Society might profitably lend its 

 endeavours to fill up the vacancy; and he volunteered, if this idea met 

 with the approbation of the members, to undertake the management of 

 the distribution of flowering plants and ferns. 



Mr. J. H. Havies expressed his approbation of the idea, and a wish 

 that mosses should be included in the scheme. After some discussion of 



