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Patterson, Professor Andrews, W. Swanston, F. W. Lockwood. R.Young, 

 G. V. Du Noyer, Canon Mcllwaine, Dr. Holden, Shakespeare Wood, Dr. 

 Thompson, W. J. Kuowles, Dr. H. S. Purdon, J. J. Murphy, Professor 

 James Thompson, Joseph Wright, W. Gray, S. A. Stewart, Hugh Robin- 

 son, T. H. Keown, W. F. Workman, M. Harbison, T. H. Corry, Charles 

 Elcock, Miss Andrews, Madame Christen, R. LI. Praeger, J. Vinycomb, J. 

 Starkie Gardner, Robert May, R. M. Young, Rev. C. H. Waddell, J. St. 

 J. Phillips, Robert Patterson, F. J. Bigger, R. Welch. 

 Five new members were elected. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



November 12.— H. J. Seymour, F.G.S,, in the chair. G. C. Gough, 

 F.G.vS., A.R.CiS., Field Club Union Delegate from the Belfast Club, 

 lectured on *' Geology and Scenery." The lecture was illustrated by a large 

 series of lantern views of Irish scenery, and the lecturer dealt with the 

 very wide field that pertains to the connection between geological 

 history and geological phenomena, and the face of the country as we now 

 find it. Three new members were elected. The question of Winter 

 Excursions was discussed, and it was decided to hold an excursion on the 

 Saturday preceeding each winter meeting. 



December 5.— Excursion to the Dingi^e, Carrickmines.— 

 Sixteen members and friends left Harcourt-street Terminus, by the 1.30 

 train, for Carrickmines. They were met on arrival by Mr. Colgan, who 

 guided the party across the fields to the Dingle. This strange trench- 

 like notch, which runs across the brow of one of the foothills of the 

 Three Rock Mountain, and which cannot be attributed in any way to 

 the present drainage system of the Dublin hills, was explained by Dr. 

 Matley as the outlet of a lake formed towards the close of the glacial 

 period between the retreating ice-sheet and the northern slope of the 

 Dublin Mountains. A section of the party descended into the ravine in 

 order to study the immense fallen blocks which are heaped up on its 

 eastern side. The party then walked to Sliaukill station, where the 

 5 p.m. train was taken to Dublin. 



December 8 — The second Winter Business Meeting was held in the 

 Royal Irish Academy, The chair was taken by R. Li.. PraegeR, B.A» 

 After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed, 

 the Chairman called for nominations of officers of the Club for the 

 coming year. The following nominations were made : — President, F. W. 

 Burbidge, M.A., F.L.S. ; Vice-President, C. B. Moff"at ; Hon. Sec, F. O'B. 

 Ellison, B.A. Members of Committee— G. W. Lamplugh, F.G.S. ; J. A. 

 Clarke. 



J. A. Ci^ARKE gave a lecture on " Eyes and their History," explaining 

 the evolution of the eye in a number of the lower forms of life. 



R. Iviv. Praeger gave an account of additions to " Irish Topographical 

 Botany " in 1903. This paper will be found in full in this number of the 



