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notes on some of the birds found there ;” March 10 
(Private), Joseph John Murphy, “ Crystallisation and its 
analogies with life;” March 24 (Private), Robert Young, 
C.E., ‘‘ Some contributions to the life of Goban Saer ;” 
April 21 (Private), Wm. Hancock, “ Notes of atour in 
Spain;” May 12 (Public), Professor Purser, ‘* The vi- 
brations which give rise to musical sounds, 
‘« The similarity of object contemplated alike by your \ 
society and by the Field Naturalists’ Club has, during 
the past session, led those interested in the permanent 
rosperity of both to suggest a combination of action 
tween the two associations. The desirability of such 
a junction has been fully and cordially admitted by the 
managing bodies of both societies. It is not proposed 
to merge the individual existence of either, but to recog- 
nise practically a community of interests and aims, by 
meeting jointly for the reading of papers during the 
winter andspring months, The more intimate relations 
to be thus sustained between the two societies will, no 
doubt, benefit both, and impart additional interest to 
the proceedings contemplated for the evenings of next 
session. By this infusion of new energy, your Museum 
collections will at once receive much practical benefit, 
as several gentlemen, active members of the Field Na- 
turalists’ Club, have kindly tendered their services to 
re-arrange the geological, botanical, conchological, and 
other departments. ‘They have also offered—and your 
council have accepted both offers with thanks—to sup- 
plement, by native specimens of their own, such of your 
collections as are imperfect, When this re-arrangement 
and re-naming have been completed, a printed cata- 
logue of the contents of your Museum can be prepared. 
The want of such a printed record for reference has 
been long felt. As stated in the last annual 
report, the chief object which your council have 
had in view for years has been to perfect within your 
walls, collections of Irish fauna, flora, and antiquities 
having special regard to those identified with the North 
of Ireland and Belfast. They believe that the junction 
of action by the two societies, as now announced, will 
contribute materially towards thisdesirable object. They 
trust this introduction of new lite will meet with your 
approval, 
“The council now resign their trust in the belief that 
the session now closed has been productive of good, 
