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Fehniary 24:th, 188^5.— "On Unipolar Convolntes," by the Rev. 

 H. London, M.A. 



March lOth, 1885.— " On making Sea Water Potable," by 

 Thomas Kay, Esq., President of the Stockport Natural History 

 Society. Communicated by F, J. Faraday, F.L.S. 



March I6th, 1885.— "On the Breeding of the Reed Warbler, 

 acrocephalus aruncUnaceus in Cheshire," by Francis Nicholson, 

 F.Z.S. 



" On Lagena crenata," by Thomas Alcock, M.D. 



" The Post-Glacial Shell Beds, at Uddevalla, Sweden," by Mark 

 Stirrup, F.G.S. 



March 2ith, 1885.— "On Peculiar Ice Forms," by Arthur Wra. 

 Waters, F.G.S. 



Volume 8, Ser. 3, of the Society's Memoirs lias been com- 

 pleted, and several of the above papers will appear in volume 

 10, which is now being printed, volume 9 being Dr. K 

 Angus Smith's " Centenary of Science in Manchester." 



The Council consider it desirable to continue the system 

 of electing Sectional Associates, and a resolution on the 

 subject will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting 

 for the approval of the Members. 



The Librarian reports that tlie Society continues to receive 

 the publications of the Associations in correspondence with it 

 and that the number of books, pamphlets, and part volumes 

 received during the year has been 1910, of which 1110 are 

 British and 800 foreign. 



The number of learned bodies, etc., now exchanging their 

 proceedings, memoirs, etc., with us, is 323, of which 213 are 

 foreign and 110 British. 



During the past year no books have been bound owing 

 to the want of funds for this purpose. (In 1883 there were 

 180 volumes bound.) 



