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3. That in Rule VIL the words ‘exhibit specimens or otherwise 
suggest matter for discussion,” be omitted. 
4. That after reading a paper, members be required to leave it in 
the room for inspection until the next meeting, and be pre- 
pared at the next meeting to answer, to the best of their 
ability, any questions that may be put to them on the subject. 
5. That members apply to the President or Secretary before 
reading a paper, or exhibiting specimens. 
It was also proposed and carried, that “‘ Nature” be taken in next year 
(1874), and that the “ Entomologist” and “ Zoologist” be discontinued. 
W. E. Smiru then concluded his paper on Combustion, illustrating the 
subject, as before, with numerous experiments. 
There were five honorary members, twenty-three members, and two 
visitors present at this meeting. 
The Nineteenth Meeting was held on Monday, December 8th. 
Mr. Henstry gave a lecture on Quartz-pebbles, which he illustrated 
by specimens of many of the innumerable forms of silica, which were 
handed round for inspection. After a vote of thanks had been unani- 
mously accorded the lecturer, numerous questions were asked, and the 
specimens on the table were examined more closely. 
Owing to the approaching examination, the attendance at this meeting 
was unusually small, and far less than the interesting nature of the subject 
deserved. 
There were seven honorary members, ten members, and three visitors 
present. 
Meeting Extraordinary. 
On the evening of Saturday, March Ist, some adventurous and self- 
sgeriicing members of the Society met together for the purpose of dis- 
cussing the slaughtered bodies of divers esculent snails, prepared according 
to a recipe given in No. 13, page 190, of The Haileyburian. 
On entering the apartment appointed for the sacrifice, a percepti- 
ble shudder ran through the devoted band ; but this was doubtless owing 
to the chill night air streaming in through the open casement. In the 
absence of the President—for reasons we guess, but dare not name— 
all the members took chairs. The collation was then served up, and the 
unanimous verdict was that it savoured of a variety of condiments, but 
did not savour of snails. So enthralled was one of the members by the 
delicious flavour of these seductive molluscs, that he earnestly entreated 
some more specimens might be procured him, for private consumption. 
Suffice it to say, that all were amply rewarded for their generous devotion 
to the cause of science. 
It is worthy of remark, that several of the company present on this 
ever memorable occasion owned to having passed an unquiet night, which 
they all agreed in attributing to the over-strong tea they imbi ed. For 
the benefit of the curious in such matters, it has been computed that 
each member had a teaspoonful and a half of the Helicine concoction. 
There were four honorary members, nine members, and two visitors 
present at this meeting. 
