xxiv Proceedings. [April 20th, igio. 



Mr. G. p. Varley, M.Sc, gave an account of some interest- 

 ing observations he had made on the state of magnetisation of 

 the iron boundary fence on the ridge between Black Sail Pass 

 and the top of the Pillar Fell in the Lake district. The heavier 

 iron uprights which were firmly fixed in the rock showed a north 

 polarity below and south polarity above, while the floating 

 uprights used for spacing the wires had, with few exceptions, the 

 south pole below and the north above. The magnetisation of 

 the heavy fixed bars was what one would expect from the action 

 of the earth, but that of the floating uprights was not readily 

 explicable. 



Prof. S. J. Hickson, D.Sc, F.R.S., read a paper entitled 

 "A New Octoradiate Coral." 



The paper, which is printed in the Memoirs, was illustrated 

 with a number of lantern slides, and a specimen of the coral was 

 exhibited under a dissecting microscope. 



An interesting discussion followed in which Dr. F. H. 

 Bowman, Mr. D. M. S. Watson and others took part. 



Ordinary Meeting, May 3rd, 19 10. 



Mr. Francis Jones, M.Sc, F.R.S.E., President, 

 in the Chair. 



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

 books upon the tables. The following were amongst the recent 

 accessions to the Society's Library: '■^ Pi-ecessioii Tallies... in 

 connection with the third ten-year Catalogue iQio" (fol., London, 

 1909), and ^^ Second nine-year Catalogue of Stars for the Epoch 

 igoo'o'" (fol., Edinburgh, 1909), presented by the Royal Obser- 

 vatory, Greenwich ; '■'■ Bibliography : Papers and Records published 

 with respect to the Geology and Falceontology of N. of England 

 igo2-o8," by T. Sheppard (8vo., Hull, 1909) presented by the 

 author; ^^ Meridian-Beobachtungen von Sternen in der Zo7ie 

 dj'-yo" nordlicher Declination... /.", von H. Geelmuyden and J. 

 Fr. Schroeter (fol., Christiania, 1909), presented by the Univ. — 



