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world and some of the results had jeen submitted to the Club on the present 

 occasion. In the way of results no theory had been more prolific, and the 

 great mass of material accumulated by the zeal of Prof. Poulton and em- 

 bodied in the collections in the Hope Museum was standing evidence that 

 the departure made in 1879 had been most prolific as a source of substantial 

 facts. He concluded by moving a most cordial vote of thanks to the lecturer. 



Some remarks were made by Mr. Elliott and Mr Cole, and the vote of 

 thanks was passed by acclamation. 



Prof. Poulton replied on some points mentioned by the speakers. 



It was announced that a supplemental meeting would be held on March 

 i8th to clear the slate of seme papers in hand, and that at the Annual 

 Meeting on March 22nd the President would deliver an Address dealing with 

 the scientific work of the Club during the 21 years from its foundation. 



THE 210th ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Saturday, March 8th, 1902. 



The 2ioth Ordinary Meeting was held in the Technical Institute, 

 Stratford, at 6.30 o'clock, the President, Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., in 

 the chair. 



In accordance with notice given at the last meeting, and in the printed 

 circular calling the present meeting. Mr. W. Cole moved : — 



" In Rule lithe word 'twenty' he struck out, and the words 

 ' tii^enty-five ' substituted. 



" In Rule XII the xvords limiting the number of Honorary 

 Members to be elected in any one year, to five, to he held 

 in abeyance so far as regards the present year, 1902." 



Mr. F. W. Reader seconded the motion. 



These resolutions were put by the President to the meeting, and carried 

 unanimously. 



It was announced that to fill one of the vacant seats on the Council the 

 name of Mr. Champion B. Russell had been sent in to the Secretary, and 

 consequently Mr Russell's name went forward for election at the Annual 

 Meeting. 



Mr. Avery exhibited a series of Essex Copper " Tokens " of dates towards 

 the end of the i8th century. The tokens were in a beautiful state of 

 preservation. Mr. Avery described the tokens and made some remarks upon 

 them. 



Prof. Meldola laid upon the table a plan of the section of a well at Eastcn 

 Lodge, recently made. The details were in Mr. Whitaker's hands for 

 incorporation in another batch of Essex Well-Sections now being prepared for 

 publication in the Essex Naturalist. 



Mr. W. Cole exhibited a shell of the Swan Mussel {Anodonta cygnea) from 

 Mr. Harting's collection, taken with many others from an Otter's haunt, 

 showing that the end of the shell had been bitten off by the otter, and the 



