and by kind permission of the Mayor (Mr. Alderman 

 Charles Brown.) As on many former occasions we can 

 again congratulate our Members on the success of the 

 Conversazione. The Kingsley Memorial Medal was presented 

 by Her Grace the Duchess of Westminster to Mr. E. J. 

 Baillie, F.L.S., who has done so much in furthering the 

 study of Botany and Horticulture in the neighbourhood of 

 Chester. Besides the usual show of Microscopes, there was 

 a room entirely devoted to Telescopes and Astronomical 

 apparatus, which were of considerable interest, as showing 

 some of the instruments now available for use in Chester. 



The following General Meetings have been held during 

 the past winter : — 



1893. 

 Oct. 26-" The Physical Features of Sinai and Palestine," by Professor 



xiULL, JjJj.lJ., F.R.S. 



Nov. 30-"TheGlacml Period and its Vegetation," by W. Carruthers. 



1894. 

 Jan. 25— "British Trap-door Spiders," by Fred. Knock, Esq., F.L.S. 

 Feb. 22— " Revelation in relation to Modern Research," by The Very 



Rev. the Dean of Chester, D.D. 

 Mar. 29—" Storms and Rain, and how they are foretold," bv F Gastfr 



Esq., F.R. Met. Soc. y ^. vjAbiiK, 



Apr. 26-Annual Meeting of the Society ; and a Lecture on " Scavendne 

 and Disposal of House Refuse," by Edward Robins, Esq.. 

 r.a.l, A.M.I.C. E. 



In addition to the General Meetings, we have had two 

 Special Meetings, the proceeds of which were devoted to the 

 , Natural History Museum : — 

 1894. 

 Jan. 10— "The Scottish Alps," by W. Lamond Howie, Esq., F.C.S. 

 Feb. 26—" Life in Tripoli," by George E. Thompson, Esq. 



Both these Lectures were well illustrated by lantern slides, and 

 the thanks of the Society are due to the gentlemen named for 

 their valuable assistance. 



The different Sections into which the Society is now 

 divided, will, at the request of the Committee, present their 

 own Reports of the work done during the past twelve months. 



