April 5th -Dr. P. F. TiNNE read a Paper entitled 

 " Nerves." The structure and function of nerves was 

 admirabl)- treated, and a number of excellent lantern 

 slides were used in illustration. 



May 3rd -This meeting, as usual, was devoted for the 

 most part to the Exhibition of Living Organisms. 

 Ten other Societies co-operated, and exhibited a large 

 number of objects of scientific and general interest. 

 . In point of numbers and in interest shown the meet- 

 ing was a great success. 



October ^tli Mr. W. D. Brown read a most interesting 

 and useful Paper, entitled " Some Wind-etched, and 

 other Stones from the Boulder Clay at Burscough." 

 Mr. Brown illustrated his paper by a number of wind- 

 etched stones and a series of rock sections. These 

 were \'ery kindly shown by Mr. F. X. Pierce by means 

 of his Micro-Lantern. 



November 1st The meeting took the form of a 

 Conversazione. The Rev. Chs. Dowding gave a 

 short sketch of his experiences on a Whahng Ship, 

 and briefly described one of the Parasites infesting 

 the mtestines of the Whale. Mr. DUDLEY described 

 the Apical Cell of a Fern Root. The exhibits were 

 numerous and excellent. A new Engineering Micro- 

 scope, made by Messrs. T. Armstrong and Brother, 

 was exhibited by Mr. A. H. Dearsley. 



December 6th A Paper entitled " Further Thoughts on 

 Plant Hairs" was read by Mr. R. Croston. The 

 Paper was illustrated by numerous Micro preparations 

 and lantern slides. 



