ARCH^OLOGICAL SECTION. 



This Section has held 4 meetings during the past season. At the 

 first meeting, Dr. Perks exhibited a piece of Roman Lead Piping, which 

 he found at Wall, the old Roman Station Etocetum, and fully explained 

 the mode of manufacture among the Romans. Unfortunately, the 

 audience consisted of three persons only. At the 2nd meeting, Dr. 

 Perks was to have read a Paper on "Some of the British sources of 

 Roman Lead," but as only three persons came to hear the Paper, the 

 reading of it was postponed sine die. 



At the 3rd meeting, Mr. T. Knowles exhibited a set of Photographs 

 of the ruins of Baalbec, and gave a short sketch of the history of that 

 place. The audience this time consisted of 4 persons. 



At the 4th Meeting, Mr. Knowles gave (by request) the address 

 on the "Old English Alphabet and Language," which he had previously 

 given at a General Meeting. The attendance was very satisfactory this 

 time, and the address was listened to with interest. 



The Secretary takes this opportunity of appealing to members to 

 assist him in trying to make the meetings of this Section more success- 

 ful. Those who are willing to read short Papers, or give short .\ddresses, 

 would greatly oblige by communicating with him at once. 



T. KNOWLES, 

 Sec. Arch^ological Section. 



BOTANICAL SECTION. 



Four Monthly Meetings of this Section have been held this session, 

 and lines laid down in harmony with the other sections for working up 

 the flora of the neighbourhood, and the preparation of a list during the 

 coming Summer. 



In claiming a most successful session, both as regards attendance 

 and general interest, I may mention that at the November Meeting, Mr. 

 J. T, Harris gave the members a valuable account of botanical researches 

 in the Channel Islands, whilst in December I had the privilege of read- 

 ing a short Paper upon "Metamorphosis in Plants," to a good audience; 

 and at the January meeting, the Rev. C. F. Thornewill, continuing the 

 subject, gave the members a Paper upon "Some observations on variations 

 in British Ferns," which proved attractive and interesting. 



