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believe that the reputation of the Society was thereby increased and 

 widened. 



The natural history of the locality has long and actively engaged 

 the attention of your Society, and the Council review with gi-atitude 

 the labours of the members, persuaded as they are, that they best 

 fulfil a primary duty entrusted to them in fostering such pursuits and 

 placing the results in type. And they look hack with unfeigned 

 pleasure at the publication of the Meteorological Observations taken at 

 the Livei'pool Observatory, together with the Flora and Fauna of the 

 district. They believe that they have acted wisely in printing these 

 valuable communications as appendices, thereby enabling members to 

 bind up the individual monographs on our local natural history in one 

 comprehensive volume. By these publications the Society, in its own 

 sphere, has done what it could, and has made a valuable addition to the 

 scientific literature of the country. 



Besides many important communications made to the Society, the 

 following papers were read at the ordinary meetings : — 



October 30, 1854. — "On Magnetism and the Compass-guidance 

 of Iron Ships," by the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, F.R.SS.L. and E., &c., &c. 



November 13 and 27. — " On the Resources of Russia,'" by Dr. Ihne. 



December 11. — " On the Personal Character and Scientific Labours 

 of the late Dr. Dalton," by the Rev. J. Robberds, B.A. 



January 8, 1855. — "On Spontaneous Combustion, and Suggestions 

 for Extinguishing Fire," by Dr. Inmau. 



January a-^.— "First Series of Observations on the Phenomena of 

 SmeU," by T. C. Archer, Esq. 



February 5. — " On the Solar Ray," by J. T. Towson, Esq. 



February 19.- — " On Photography, with Special Reference to the 

 Chymical Distinction between the Collodion and Paper Processes," by 

 Dr. Edwards. 



March 5.—" On the Blasting of Rocks," by W. Nisbet, Esq. 



March 19 and April 16. — "On the Present State of the Question 

 of Compass Disturbance and Mode of Adjustment in Iron Ships, and 

 the difficulty of dealing with it," by the Rev. Dr. Scoresby. 



April 16. — "On the Mosses and Hepaticse found within twelve 

 miles of Liverpool and Southport," by Mr. Marrat. 



April 30.—" On Trade and Partnership : the Relative Duties and 

 Proper Liabilities of the Merchant and the State," by S. Boult, Esq. 



May 14. — "Additions to the Flora of Liverpool," by Dr. Dickinson. 



May 14. — " On the Meaning and History of Surnames," by the Rev. 

 A. Ramsey, M.A. 



j\Iay 28. — "Anthro])ology of the Filatahs," by T. J. Hutchinson, Esq. 

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