^6 The Irish Naliiralist. May 



COSMOS CLUB. 



Nu\i:.Mi;iiK 3. A discussion t()t)k place, opened by W. 13. Wright, on 

 ' Possible Migrations of the Poles." 



Decemrer 3. — The evening was spent in discussion as to the programmes 

 of future meetings, the scope of the Club, and several questions of scientific 

 interest. 



January 14. —Discussion on the Scientihc Literature available in 

 Dul:)lin : how it may be made more available to workers, and more fully 

 representative in the various subjects : opened by R. Lloyd Pracger. 

 As a result, a committee was appointed to carry out the suggestions 

 contained in the title given. 



February ii.— Discussion on the Determination of Sex, opened by 

 J. R. D. HoLTBY, M.B. 



INIarch II. — Discussion as to whether a National Union of Scientihc 

 Workers is desirable. A vote taken at the close resulted in a tie. 



April 13. — Dr. W. J. Crawford of Belfast gave an account of his 

 physical experiments on the spiritualistic phenomenon of " levitation." 

 A discussion ensued. 



OBITUARY. 



WILLIAM HUGH PATTERSON. 



By the death of W. H. Patterson on February 5, the Belfast Field 

 Club lost one of its few remaining original members. Joining the Club 

 at its inception in 1863, Mr. Patterson acted as Secretary lor the year 

 1864-65. and occupied the Presidential Chair during the two years 1883-84 

 and 1884-85. He had a wide interest in archaeological and natural 

 history studies, and though he ditl not publish much he added materially 

 to our knowledge of the fauna, flora and antiquities of the north of Ireland 

 by collecting and observing, and furnishing his results to others. Linguistic 

 studies also attracted bini, and he compiled a Glossary of Words in use 

 in the Counties of Aiilrini and Down, which was published in book form 

 by the Fnglish Dialect Society in 1880. He was an ex-President of 

 the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, and for forty-tive 

 years a member of the Ro\al Irish Academy. 



