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following the day of his election, the election shall 

 be void, unless a satisfactory reason he given to the 

 Council as to the cause of such omission. 



The Rev. Henry. H. Higgins and Mr. J. A. Picton, 

 were elected Members of the Society, at the Ordinary 

 Meeting of the Society held the same Evening. 



Mr. Hardy made some remarks and communicated 

 some details on the Potato Disease. 



The Rev. Thomas Dwyer made some remarks on the 

 Ferruginous Tubes found in the sand on the Sea Shore, 

 which he considered were formed by the roots of the 

 Arundo Arenarea and the Carex Arenarea. 



Mr. Archer read an account of surgical operations 

 performed on the human subject, during insensibility to 

 pain, caused by the inhalation of Sulphuric Ether Vapour. 



Dr. Hume exhibited a Silver Coin, of the reign of 

 Edward II., found at Birkenhead. 



Mr. Cunningham read the following Paper J* On the 

 Geological Conformation of the Neighbourhood of Liver- 

 pool, as respects the Supply of Water." 



It is fully admitted by all parties most competent 

 to form a correct opinion on this subject, that the 

 sanatory condition of a large town, such as Liverpool, is 

 vastly promoted by an abundant supply of water of good 

 quality, and at the same time moderate in price ; especially 

 so to the lower orders, who from their narrow incomes 

 are not only compelled to dwell in the most insalu- 

 brious parts of the town, but are also unable to have 

 their clothes washed and cleaned in the country, in the 

 manner that those in better circumstances, in better habi- 

 tations, and in more healthy localities of the town, are 

 familiar with. Thanks, however, to the Liverpool Corpo- 

 ration, a very great boon in this way has lately been bestowed 

 on that class so unfortunately circumstanced, by the establish- 

 ment, in several parts of the town, of Wash-houses aud 



