Papers have been read and discussed — 



1886. Geological Section. 



Nov. 4 — " The silting up of the River Dee since the Roman occupation ot 

 Chester," by Mr. W. Shone, F.G.S., Secretary. 

 1887. 

 Feb. 10 — " Fossil Footprints at Storeton," by Mr. Osmund "W. Jeffs. 

 Mar. 24 — " Local examples of subaerial as compared with Marine denu- 

 dation," by Mr. \V. Shone, F.G.S., Secretary. 



1886. Natural Philosophy Section. 



Nov. 1 1 — " Coal Tar and Modem Dyes," by Mr. G. W. "Webster, F.C.S., 

 Chairman. 

 1887. 

 Feb. 17— " Biological Method of Water Analysis," by Mr, W. F. Lowe, 

 A.R.S.M , Secretary. 



Mr. Turner Griffiths was announced twice to give a Paper 

 on " Our Weights and Measures." On January 6th, he was 

 prevented from doing so by a family bereavement ; on the second 

 occasion, which was the Thursday Evening before Good Friday, 

 owing to an unfortunate accident the Chairman was not present, and 

 the audience being small, Mr. Griffiths decided to defer reading 

 his Paper. He has, however, kindly oflfered to give it at the com- 

 mencement of our next Session. 



1886. Microscopical Scction. 



Nov. 18—" The principles of the Camera Lucida, and how to draw with it," 

 by Dr. Stolterfoth, M.A., Chairman. 

 1887. 

 Jan. 13 — " The display (preparation and illumination) of living Micro- 

 organisms," by Mr. M. Johnson, F.R.M.S. 



Mar. 10 — "The preparation of Rock Sections for the Microscope," by Mr. 

 J. D. Siddall, Secretary. 



April 14 — "Notes on Count Castracane's Report on the Diatomacese of the 

 ' Challenger,' " by DR. Stolterfoth, M.A., Chairman. 



1886. Botanical Section. 



Dec. 2 — " Striking Phenomena Ln a few familiar Plants, " by Mr. 

 J. Price, M.A., Chairman. 



1887. 

 Jan. 20—" On the dissemination of Plants," by Mr. F. V. Dutton. 



Mar. 3—" The cultivation of Pears and Apples on the Northern Coast of 



AVales," by Mr. A. O. Walker, F.L.S. 

 April 21 — " Notes on the Natural Order Gramincea" by Mr. G. P. Miln. 



1 886. Zoological Section. 



Dec. 9 — " Review of the past Season, with a short account of the Dredging 

 with the Liverpool Marine Biological Committee," by Mr. A. 

 O. Walker, F.L.S. , Cliairman. 



