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and Bridlington, but it is certainly not common at either of these places, 

 and this is its first recorded appeai-ance at Filey. The maximum leugth is 

 6 ft. ; the Filey specimen, however, only reached 4 ft. 6 in. Mr. Waite 

 developed his sketch into a watei'-colour drawing, which he exhibited, and 

 pointed out the most noticeable peculiarities. A small specimen of the 

 Shanny {Ble7inu(s pholis) was taken in the dredge, and was easily dis- 

 tinguishable from the other British Blennies by the absence of the filament 

 on the top of the head. Among the Ophiuridea two si^ecies were obtained, 

 the Sand iitM' {Ophiura albida) and the Brittle Stiir {Oithiothn'xfrat/ilis), 

 both common ou our coast. Strange to say, not a single specimen of the 

 common Starfish was dredged. Several Crustaceans were obtained, the 

 most interesting being the Acorn Barnacles {Balanas halanoides). Some of 

 the cirri were dissected out by the chairman and shown under the micros- 

 cope, and the mode in which they secure any food brought by the water 

 within their reach was explained. A minute spider crab {Maia 

 squinado) the body of which was not larger than a carraway seed, but 

 whose limbs were each at least three-quarters of an inch in length, was 

 an object of interest. Many shells, all of common species, some, in the 

 case of Cardiwn, showing whelk-borings, were found. 



Mr. J. W. Addyman remarked that the Ilijdrozoa and Polyzoa were of 

 ordinary species, including Sertularia and Hydractinea. The Medusoids 

 were also of common species, 3feroe, &c. In the freshly taken specimens 

 the cilia were observed in rapid motion, and, indeed, were almost the onlv 

 indication of the existence of these lovely ti-ansparont jelly-fish. 



Meeting held in the Municipal Buildings, September 23rd, 1889. 

 F. W. Branson, F.I.C., F.C.S., in the chair. 



Exhibits : — 



After the usual formal business the gift of a specimen of the Nutcracker 

 {Niicifraga cm-yocatactes) was announced from Mr. W. Kirkby, and two 

 fossil ammonites from one of the secretaries. 



Mr. Branson showed a series of lantern slides sent by Mr. Stubbing, 

 illustrating the plants of the carboniferous system and their recent allies, 

 and a series of six photographs of sections of the carboniferous strata 

 taken along a line from Harehills Lane to Elland Road. These illustra- 

 tions form a permanent record of the highest value, as many of the 

 sections are now covered up by debris and will probably never again be 

 exposed. 



Mr. Branson also exhibited a number of interesting slides illustrating 

 the geology of Yorkshire. 



Mr. Addyman exhibited slides showing effects of giaciation in 

 Norway, and photographs of sections of the strata exposed between 

 Filey Brigg and Speeton. 



