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months. One of tliese on " The Permian Formation in the North- 

 East of England," by Mr. Edward Wilson, F.G.S., published in the 

 " Midland Naturalist," to whom the " Darwin Medal" has been awarded. 

 The Society publishes an Annual Eeport and Proceedings. Dr. T. 

 Applebv Stephenson. Burns Street, Nottingham, is tlie President, and 

 Mr. A. "H. Scott White, B. Sc, B.A., 99, Waterloo Crescent, Notting- 

 ham, and Mr. J. J. Harris Teall, M.A., F.G.S., All Saints' Street, 

 Nottingham, are the Honorary Secretaries. 



The NoTTixfrHAii Naturalists' Society was formed in 1851. On 

 1st January 1881, it consisted of 73 Members, who pay a subscription 

 of 5s. a year. It meets on the first and third Wednesdays in each 

 month ; and twelve papers have been read before the Society during 

 the year. It makes one excursion annually. One of its members, Mr. 

 James Shipman, (a frequent and valued contributor to the " Midland 

 Naturalist,") has been engaged in the study of the " Triassic Rocks of 

 Cheshire and their Equivalents at Nottingham," on which subject a 

 Paper was communicated to the Society and published separately. The 

 Society publishes an Annual Report. Dr. Claude Taylor, North 

 Circus Street, Nottingham, is President; and Mr. Levi Lee, Drury 

 Hill, Honorary Secretary. This Society has invited the Union to hold 

 its meeting in 1882 at Nottingham. 



The Oswestry .\xd Welshpool Naturalists" Field Club and 

 Arch.eolocical Society, formed August, 1857, has thirty-nine Mem- 

 bers, who subscribe 5s. each annually. No return has been made as to 

 Meetings. Excursions are inade monthly during the summer. Major 

 Barnes, Brookside, Chirk, Ruabon, is President, and the Rev. Oswald 

 M. Feilden, M.A., Frankton Rectory, Oswestry, Hon. Sec. 



The Oxfordshire Natur.vl History Society was founded in May, 

 1880. On 1st January, 1881, it consisted of 40 Members. The annual 

 subscription is 5s. Meetings are held fortnightly and excursions are 

 made about every three weeks during term. During the past twelve 

 months eleven papers have been read before the Societj'. Most of the 

 Members are actively engaged in the study of some branch of Natural 

 Science. Professor Westwood's work is too well known to need more 

 than a passing reference. The following names and the work which 

 is specially occupying their attention just now will give some idea of 

 the material of which this Society consists : Professor Lawson is engaged 

 on Alga: Mr. Bolton King, Phanerogamous Plantii: Mr. H. Boswell, Mosses; 

 Mr. G. C. Druce, A Flora of Oxfordshire ; Mr. Macpherson and Mr. Aplin, 

 Ornithology ; Mr. E. B. Poulton, Geology. The Society intends pub- 

 lishing a Report annually. Professor Westwood, F.L.S., Woodstock 

 Road, Oxford, is the President ; and Mr. G. C. Druce, F.L.S., 118, 

 High Street, Oxford, is the Hon. Sec. 



The Peterborough Natural History, Scientific, and Arch.^olocic.^l 

 Society was formed in 1871. It now consists of 112 Members, being 

 a considerable increase during the year. The annual subscrip- 

 tion varies — some Members pay 5s., others 10s. 6d., 21s., £3 3s. 

 During the winter the Meetings are bi-monthly ; at other times of the 

 year, monthly. Excursions are made weekly all through the summer, 

 and the Bank Holidaj^s are devoted to day excursions. Eight papers 

 have been read before the Society during the past twelve inonths. 

 From May, 1880, to May, 1881, the Society has made collections 

 within a radius of ten miles (1) of Land and Fresh-water Shells ; 

 (2) Plants from the Oxford clay and Fen-lands ; (3) a Collection of 

 Water-colour Drawings of British Wild Flowers has been commenced. 

 The Society publishes an A unual Report. The Very Rev. the Dean of 

 Peterborough, The Deanery, Peterborough, is President of the 

 Society, and Mr. J. W. Bodger, 18, Cowgate, Peterborough, Hon. Sec, 



