The following Books have been purchased during the 

 year : — The last'^volume of Sowerby's British Botany, the 

 Quarterly Journal of Science, the Transactions of the 

 Linnean Society (5 vols.), Proceedings of the Zoological 

 Society (1 vol.), Beale on the Microscope, Henfrey's 

 Botany, Sowerby's Conchology, and Lovell Eeeves' 

 Elements of Conchology. 



The Library is much used, and continues to give 

 general satisfaction. The number of volumes in the 

 Library at the date of the last Eepoj-t was 382, which has 

 since been increased to 394. A new catalogue is in the 

 course of px^blication. 



The thanks of the Society are due to those Gentlemen 

 who have read Papers before the Society, and also to those 

 who have exhibited Microscopes. 



The ordinary Monthly Meetings have been numerously 

 attended, and the Papers introduced and the discussions 

 upon them have been of a very interesting character. 



