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Mr. HAI.BERT remarked that as the late A. H. Haliday had not found 

 Otiorrhynchus auroptmctalus, it might be thought by some that that beetle 

 had been recently introduced. Dr. C. H. HuRST said that the success 

 or failure of such attempts depended on a very large number of circum- 

 stances, and that there were many inter-relations between plants and 

 animals that had important bearing on the question. Prof. C01.E pointed 

 out that in considering the possible ancient routes by which migration 

 had taken place, it must not be forgotten that North-western Europe 

 was really the ancient Europe, and was dryland while the more southern 

 tracts were again and again submerged. 



Mr. Praeger subsequently exhibited a number of additional photo- 

 graphs taken on the Calway excursion. The following were elected 

 members of the Club :— Miss Lilias J. Aimers, b.a. ; D. R. Alcock, J. J. 

 Alcorn, F. H. R. Brady, Miss Ida Carolin, W. V. Coppinger, Alec Gray, 

 M.A., C. Herbert Hurst, ph.d. ; A. Vaughan Jennings, E.G.S. ; Miss Laird, 

 Geo. F. Mahon, Gonolly Norman, f.r.c.p.i. ; Kenneth C, Ogilvie, A. 

 Ward, C.K. ; and Rev. C. A. Williamson. 



December loth.— Mr. Wii,i.iam Gray, m.r.i.a., delegate from the 

 Belfast Naturalists* Field Club, lectured on " The Physical Features and 

 Scenery of County Antrim." The chair was occupied by the President 

 (G. H. Carpenter, B. Sc), and there was a crowded attendance. Some 

 formal business having been transacted, Mr. Gray proceeded with his 

 lecture, which was illustrated by a magnificent set of lantern views. 

 He first described the geology of the district, and dealt with the various 

 formations in their order of succession. Special notice was taken of the 

 basaltic rocks, which form the leading feature of Antrim geolog)' and 

 scenery. The Chalk, Greensand and Lias also came in for due attention. 

 Afterwards the various headlands, bays and glens were described and 

 illustrated. A vote of thanks to the lecturer was proposed by Prof. G. 

 A.J. C01.E, F.G.S., seconded by Greenwood Pim, m.a., and carried by 

 acclamation. Frederick T. Eason and Wm. F. Henderson were elected 

 members of the Club. 



Cork Naturalists' Field Club. 

 November 28th. — A lecture was delivered by Mr. R. Ll«OYD Praeger, 

 B.A., B.E., the President of the Club (Mr. W. H. Shaw, m.a.) in the chair. 

 The lecture hall of the School of Science was crammed, and the 

 lecture, which treated of the Galway Field Club Conference in 1895, 

 and which was illustrated by an optical lantern, was followed with 

 attention. Mr. Praeger first dealt with the visit of the members of the 

 Conference, which included representatives from Belfast, Dublin, Cork, 

 Limerick, and important centres in England, to Galway City, and pointed 

 out the chief places of interest in that district. Connemara, Burren and 

 the Aran Islands were duly described, and many views taken by members 

 were shown. The peculiar flora of these districts was next described, 

 and in conclusion the lecturer pointed out the important results of the 

 Conference, and exhorted the members of the Cork Club to renewed 

 exertions in their own sphere of work. At the close of the lecture a 

 disciission took place, and seven new members joined the Club, 



