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of the Club, has left a breach which for many years is not Ukely to be 

 filled. A sum has been raised and a monument, consisting of a rude 

 standing stone, with inlet bronze medallion, is being erected upon Stewart's 

 grave to perpetuate his memory. The death of Professor T. Rupert 

 Jones, of Chesham, Bucks, one of the three honorary members of the 

 Club, will be deeply regretted. Professor Jones was formerly professor 

 of geology at Sandhurst, and gave great assistance to those of our 

 members engaged in study of foraminifera. A considerable amount 

 of field work was accomplished on the occasion of the summer 

 excursions. The winter session was inaugurated by the usual conver- 

 sazione and lectures, and papers were delivered at the ordinary 

 monthly and sectional meetings. F. Balfour Browne, M.A., again 

 represented the Club at the British Association Conference of 

 Delegates, held in Sheffield in September. The statement of accounts 

 shows a balance in favour of the Club. The Treasurer (W. H. Phillips), 

 submitted the statement of accounts. The report of the botanical section 

 was read by N. Carrothers, the geological report by W. J. C. Tomlinson, 

 the zoological report by Joseph Maxwell, and the archaeological report 

 by A. W. Stelfox. These reports were adopted on the motion of the 

 President (Robert J. Welch), seconded by F. A. Heron. William 

 Chambers proposed and George Raymond seconded the re-election of 

 Robert J. Welch as president, a motion which was passed by acclamation. 

 W. J. C. Tomhnson was re-elected vice-president ; W. H. Phillips 

 treasurer; Sylvanus Wear, librarian; A. W. Stelfox, Hon. Secretary. 

 The following ten members of committee were elected :— Robert Bell, 

 F. Balfour Browne, N. Carrothers, A. R. Dwerryhouse, W. J. Fcnnell, 

 N. H. Foster, John Hamilton, W. A. Green, H. L. Orr, and Robert Patterson. 

 A vote of thanks to the retiring Hon. Secretary (Miss Jean Agnew) was 

 proposed by Joseph Maxwell and seconded by Robert Patterson. A long 

 discussion upon several points in connection with the rules of the Club 

 took place, the most important being that proposed by J. A. S. Stendall 

 namely, the formation of a junior section of the Club at reduced sub- 

 scription. The question of altering the method of election for committee 

 was raised by F. Balfour Browne, who proposed that a certain proportion 

 of the retiring members should be ineligible for re-election for one year. 

 Several members having spoken in favour of these changes in the rules, 

 the President pointed out that nothing could be done at the present 

 meeting, as no notice had been given beforehand of the proposals. Sugges- 

 tions for places to be visited on the summer excursions having been 

 received, the meeting terminated with the election of two new members. 



June 3.— Geological Section.— Ballydown quarries, Island- 

 magee.— Leaving Belfast by the 2.15 p.m. train, the members travelled to 

 Magheramorne, and proceeded by special boat to Mill Bay, Islandmagee. 

 The old Chalk quarries at Ballydown, about a mile to the north, were then 

 visited. These still exhibit excellent sections of the Cretaceous strata, 

 including the Glauconitic Sands, Chloritic Sandstone, and Upper Chalk. 

 A few fossils, including Exogyra conica, Pecten orbicularis, and Bclemni- 

 tella mucronata were obtained, and an interesting specimen of flint showing 



