Proceedings of Irish Societies. 75 



BEI,FAST NaTURAI^ISTS' FiEI^D CI.UB. 



January 15.— The President in the Chair.— Mr. Joseph Wright, 

 F.G.S., stated that a few weeks ago he had visited Divis Mountain in 

 company with Mr. S. A. Stewart to examine Boulder-cla}', which Mr, 

 Stewart had observed high up on the mountain exposed in vSections 

 by the side of a mountain stream. Two gatherings of this clay (about 

 10 lbs. weight) were made at the height of about 1,300 and 1,400 feet respec- 

 tively above the sea. These on being microscopically examined were found 

 to contain two fry of mollusca, one Buccimwi imdatnvi, the other doubtfully 

 referable to Littorina litomlis, also a foraminifer, Nonionina depressula, and six 

 ostracoda too young to name with certainty. Through the courtes}- of 

 Mr. Gray he had also received a few pounds weight of Boulder-clay from 

 WolthilljSoo feet above the sea. In thissamplewerefoundthreespecimens 

 oi Nonionina deprcssida. These discoveries are of interest on account of 

 the great height at which the clay occurs and of the marine organisms 

 found in it ; foraminifera and ostracoda have not hitherto been recorded 

 from local Boulder-clay at such high elevations. Some discussion 

 ensued, in which Messrs. William Gray, M.R.I.A. ; W. Swanston, F.G.vS. ; 

 J. Templeton, and others took part. 



The President then called upon Professor A. C. Haddon, of the Royal 

 College of Science, Dublin, to deliver his lecture upon "Modern Relics 

 of Olden Time," which dealt with primitive means of transport, imple- 

 ments, ornaments and ceremonies which still survive among the 

 peasantr}^ in Ireland. The lecture was fully illustrated by a representa- 

 tive series of slides of Irish and foreign subjects, the lantern being worked 

 by Mr, R. Welch. Messrs W. H. Patterson, Wm. Gray, Richard Patter- 

 son, and R. Welch having spoken, the wish being expressed that 

 Professor Haddon would deliver a course of lectures next season under 

 the auspices of the Club, the President conveyed to the lecturer the best 

 thanks of the Club. The following new members were then elected ; — 

 Miss M'Cutcheon, B.A., Messrs. J. M'Clelland Martin, W.J. Stewart, and 

 Charles J. lyanyon. 



BeIvEast Natural, History and Phii^osophicai. Society. 

 February 5th. — The following papers were read— John MacCormac, 

 M.D., "Education and Innerv^ation." Illustrated by a special series of 

 lantern photo-.slides. SeaTON F. Mii,i,igan, M.R.I.A.— " Antiquarian 

 Collections in Ulster, with special reference to the forthcoming 

 Exhibition in the L,inen Hall." 



Dubinin Naturai^ists' FieIvD Ci,ub. 

 January 8th. — The Annual Meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Irish Academy House, the President (G. H. Carpenter, B.Sc.) in the 

 chair. The Secretary (R. Li^oyd Praeger) read the annual report, of 

 which the leading features were as follows : — The membership of the 

 Club stands at 158, having risen by over 25 per cent, during the year. 

 The summer excursions and winter evening meetings were all carried out 

 as arranged, and the attendance of members and visitors at them was 

 satisfactory. The winter session was opened by a conversazione, which 

 was largely attended. A highly successful three-day excursion was made 

 to Fernioy and Lismore, in conjunction with the Cork and Linierick 

 Naturalists' Field Clubs. Very good natural history work was done on 

 the excursions, the results including the male and female, respectively, of 

 two animals of which the other sex alone had previously been known, 

 and a number of plants and animals not hitherto known in Ireland, or 

 very rare in that country. A successful course of lectures on Botany were 

 given by Prof. Johnson during the spring. A committee has been 

 appointed to investigate the flowerless plants of Dublin and Wicklow and 

 the flowering plants of Wicklow. The Committee have taken part in the 

 formation of an Irish Field Club Union, the objects of which are to bring 

 about an increased intercourse between the Clubs, to furnish mutual 



