Deceinbei'ioth, ipoy.] PROCEEDINGS. xi 



" Origine of Formes and Qualities." Oxford, 1667. 



" Imperfection of the Chymist's Doctrine of Qualities." 

 London, 1676. 



The thanks of the members were voted to Professor Dixon 

 for his interesting gift. 



Mr. T. G. B. OsBORN stated that he had found on Saturday, 

 December 7th, at Coal Clough, Burnley, a specimen of the 

 fungus Naematelia encephala (Fries). The fact was of interest 

 as this was a new locality for the species, no previous record for 

 this district being known. 



Mr. T. A. Coward, F.Z.S., read a paper entitled "Some 

 Notes on the Mammals of Lundy Island." 



Mr. C. Gordon Hewitt, M.Sc, read a paper entitled, 

 " Notes on some destructive Mites" 



The above two papers are printed in full in the Memoirs. 



General Meeting, January 14th, 1908. 



Professor H. B. Dixon, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. E. LiTTLEWooD, B.A., Richardson Lecturer in 

 Mathematics in the Manchester University was elected an 

 ordinary member of the Society. 



Ordinary Meeting, January 14th, 1908. 



Professor H. B. Dixon, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of the 

 books upon the tables. The following were among the recent 

 accessions to the Society's Library : — " Hints to Meteoi-ological 

 Observers in Tropical Africa^' (8vo., London, 1907), presented 

 by the Meteorological Ofifice of London; ^^ Rapporten van de 



