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ZOOI.OGICAL. 



A Course of Free Popular Lectures was delivered on 

 alternate Thursday evenings. These Lectures were all 

 beautifully illustrated bj^ lantern slides, most of which 

 were prepared specially by the Curator. The attendances 

 were good, and the Lectures were much appreciated. 



The following is a Syllabus of the Lectures : — 

 1895. 

 Nov. 7 — "Relations of Zoology," by Prof. Herdman, D.Sc, F.R.S. 

 ,, 21 — "Crustacea: Crabs, Lobsters, and Shrimps," by Mr. A. O. 

 Walker, F.L.S. 

 Dec. 5— "British and Foreign Scale Insects'' \ 

 ,, 19 — "British Birds: Autumn and Winter 

 Migrants " 



Jan. 2. — "British Birds: Spring Migrants" 

 ,, 16. — -"The Recent and Fossil Animals of 

 the British Isles" — with special 

 reference to those found in Cheshire 

 and North Wales 



By Mr. R. Newstead, 

 F.E.S. 



W. F. J. SHEPHEARD, 

 April 30TH, 1896. Secretary. 



GEOLOGICAL. 

 '* In consequence of the Courses of Lectures given by 

 the Zoological and Photographic Sections during the past 

 Session, there has been only one Meeting of this Section, on 

 December 12th, when The Very Rev. Fr. Alphonsus, D.D., 

 gave a very interesting Paper on " Primitive Man and his 

 Habitations." 



ALFRED W. LUCAS, 

 April 301 h, 1896. Secretary. 



NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 

 A Paper, entitled "The Search for the Philosopher's 

 Stone," was given by Mr. Francis Francis, B.Sc, Ph.D., 

 on January 9th. 



W. F. LOWE, Secretary. 

 April 30TH, 1896. 



