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original researches. He has carried out Professor Lamp- 

 lough's ideal, where he recommends to all the cultivation 

 of the amateur spirit in scientific enquiry. 



As a result of the visits to Richmond and Marske, the 

 Middlesbrough Dorman Museum will have its Geological 

 cases enriched. 



J. J. Bubtox. 



It should be added that Messrs. Lane and Saunders have 

 published the results of their researches at the Marske Quarry 

 in a paper in the " Naturalist " for March, 1909, entitled 

 " Fossil Plants from the Marske Quarry." They have in 

 this investigation made frequent use of the Hawell Bequest 

 at the Dorman Museum, and Professqr Seward, of Cambridge, 

 has kindly assisted in the identification of doubtful species. 



At the Saltburn Meeting of the Y.G.S., Mr. F. Elgee read 

 a short paper on the " Glaciation of North Cleveland," 

 which has since been published in their Proceedings. 



Only one Geological lecture was given during the winter, 

 viz. :— that of Mr. J. W. Patterson, of West Hartlepool 

 Technical College, on the " Elements of Micro-Petrography," 

 illustrated by beautifully coloured lantern slides taken on 

 Lumiere Plates. 



Vebtebbate Section. — Two Zoological lectures were given 

 during the Winter. At the Dorman Museum, Sir Alfred Pease 

 explained the habits and haunts of the African, Indian and 

 other Mammals in his unique collection, in a most entertain- 

 ing and interesting manner. 



Mr. Arthur Whitaker, of Barnsley, gave a Y.N.U. Lantern 

 Lecture on the " Habits of Bats," on which subject he is 

 an authority. It would be an interesting branch of research 

 for some of our members to take up, seeing that practically 

 nothing is known of the Bats of the Cleveland district. 



Mr. A. Beckwith reports that he has done a good deal of 

 work amongst the birds at Teesmouth South, and has 

 furnished notes dealing with the arrival of autumn migrants. 



