52 The Irish Naturalist. [February, 



GEOLOGY. 



Irish Caves. 



Mr. K. A. Martel, of Paris, contributes to the Geographical Journal for 

 November last, an article entitled " British Caves and Speleology," in 

 which he gives an account of his explorations of Buglish and Irish 

 caverns, and urges the importance of instituting further explorations. 



FlKlvD CI.UB NEWS. 



The Limerick Club held its Annual Meeting on January nth, and it 

 was of an interesting and highly successful nature. The growing up of 

 a scientific society of 240 members in one of our western towns is an 

 important feature in the past year's work, and we congratulate Limerick 

 heartily. Let us hope that the work turned out by the Club will be 

 proportionate to its membership — the Society has a splendid field for its 

 operations. 



We understand that the Belfast Field Club are undertaking the working 

 up of the less known groups of animals, plants, and rocks of their district, 

 with a view to placing themselves in a position to issue a new and 

 improved edition of their " Guide to Antrim and Down." This work 

 was produced on the occasion of the visit of the British Association in 

 1875, and is now out of print. 



Attention is called to the resolution passed at the Annual Meeting of 

 the Dublin Field Club, held on January nth, anent the teaching of 

 natural science in Irish schools. The resohition was supported by a 

 number of members whose opinion on this subject carry considerable 

 weight. A similar resolution, it will be remembered, was unanimously 

 adopted at the Field Club Union Conference held at Galway in 1895. 



A grant from the Royal Bounty has been received by Mr. Joseph 

 Wright, F.G.S., of the B.N.F.C., as a recognition from Government on 

 account of his services to science by his researches on fossil and recent 

 foraminifera, &c. Some of his work has been published in the Appendices 

 of the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club. Mr. Wright's friends in the Belfast 

 Club presented an address of congratulation to him on the 14th December, 

 1897. A copy of the Address and Mr. Wright's reply appears on another 

 page. 



The Winter Meetings of the Sections of the B.N.P\C. are w^ell begun. 

 These meetings are open to all members of the Club desirous of doing 

 work in any of the Branches. It is a pity that more general interest is 

 not shown by increased numbers joining these Sections, as much good 

 work might be done by a little more co-operation and intercommunication 

 among the members in this way. 



