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Stelfox : living plants of Saxijraga oppositifolia, Silenc acaulis, Arenaria 
vcrna. Dry as oclopctala, and Orobanche rubra, collected recently at Benc- 
venagh, Co. Derry, accompanied by maps giving their Britannic dis- 
tribution, by photographs showing their habitats, and by photos illustrative 
of the habitats of alpine plants in Ireland and Norway. Robert Bell ; 
crystalline gypsum, new to the district, from Ballymurphy brickworks. 
A. M'l. Clelland : photogiaphs and specimens from the Auvergnc 
district, France. Dr. A. R, Dwerryhouse : relief maps of Belfast 
district, illustrating contour of the ground and the relation of the 
surface drainage to the slope of the country ; also rocks from the Isle of 
Arran, some of which have already been recognised in the glacial drift of 
the North of Ireland, and were collected wath the object of determining 
whether or no other Arran rocks have contributed to our drift deposits. 
W. J. Fexxell : specimens of smoky quartz crystals, of Mourne granite, 
chalcedony, Iceland spar, gypsum, glauconite, &c. In the miscellaneous 
section were some rush crosses and harvest bows from Co. Antrim, ex- 
hibited by Miss Elizabeth Andrews. T. W. Dunlop : collection of ancient 
stone instruments from the Tertiary gravels of N.W. Texas, and similar 
specimens from Irish gravel pits. Robert May : old Irish rushlight and 
candle holders ; toasters of various types were shown, also a boi e of a Red 
Deer found during excavations at the new premises for Messrs. Coates & 
Co., Belfast. Canon Lett : a stone froni Dromore, known as " St. Colman's 
Pillow." For many years it has been in the graveyard of Dromore 
Cathedral, and is now in Canon Lett's charge. Charles Bulla : a " baton 
du commandment," and some old linen stamps, about eighty years old. 
W. H. Patterson : glass slag from the site of the old glasshouse at Bally - 
castle, fragments of pottery from the site of extinct pottery works near 
Larne Harbour, and objects of flint from the bed of the River Shesk, at 
Ballycastle. 
Various photographs were shown by A. Morris, S. N. Douey, Adam 
Speers, A. MT. Cleland, G. W. Shaw, and R. Welch. F. J. Bigger had a 
collection of coloured shields with decorative devices from the early- 
crosses of County Down ; also drawings and photographs of Castle Sean. 
At nine o'clock a lantern displa})- was given, at which views illustrating 
the summer excursions of the Club were shown by F. J. Bigger, S. H. 
Douey, W. A. Green, D. J. Hogg, H. L. Orr, S. Wear, and R. J. Welch. 
Previous to the lantern display the President addressed the meeting, and 
v.^elcomed the country members and friends of the Club. Canon Lett said 
that in this their fiftieth year they have two original members exhibiting, a 
remarkable testimony to the study of natural science as a healthy recrea- 
tion. The average attendance at the summer excursions was forty-two, 
a distinct improvement on 191 1 — and, although the summer of the past 
year was a wet one, rain never interfered with any of the excursions. The 
working of the junior section promises to be a success. The celebration 
of the hftieth anniversary of the Club's foundation will be held next May. 
A good programme has been arranged, and it is expected that many 
delegates from our sister clubs in England will attend the meeting. The 
election of eight new members — Miss D. Forth, Miss H. Ledgerwood, and 
Messrs. R. M'Creary, J. W. Dunlop, N. J. Ledgerwood, R. Long, S. M. 
Macoun, and R. J. Wright — terminated the meeting. 
