246 REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 



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OENERAL. 



JAN 4th, 1877. — Mr, B. Lobb gave a lecture entitled " A summer 

 sojourn on the banks of the River Dart, near Holme Chase." 



February 1st. — Mr. J. G. Grenfell read a paper on " Supersaturated 

 Saline Solutions,' the text of which appears above. 



March 1st.— Dr. H. Fripp gave a lecture entitled "Notes on Insect 

 Anatomy,'' illustrated with numerous diagrams. The part relating to 

 sounds emitted by Insects appears above. 



April 5th. — Mr. W. W. Stoddart exhibited samples of borings of dififerent 

 depths, which he had just presented to the Museum, and further explained 

 the "Geological Section in Old Market Street :" the details appeared in our 

 last Part, He next read a paper " On the Bergamot," exhibiting specimens 

 in spirit. These are rather difficult to obtain, Mr. S. H. Swayne, M.R.C.S.. 

 gave a short account of a specimen of the Eagle Ray just added to the 

 Museum. This appears above. 



The summer Excursion was to the neighbourhood of Painswick. No 

 report has reached us. 



October 4th. — Mr. W. L. Carpenter read a paper on the " Articulating 

 Telephone," which was illustrated with experiments. The text appears 

 above. 



Nov. 1st. — Mr. E. Wethered read a paper on the " Formation of Coal," 

 an abridgement of which appears above. 



December 6th. — Mr. Stoddart read a paper '* On the occurrence of fossil 

 bones of Water- vole in a fissure at Hotwells." — Mr. S. P. Thompson gave a 

 short lecture on " Plateau's Cohesion Films," exhibiting experiments. 



