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histology, and physiology of Limax rnaximus ; Mr. 

 Andrews on the salmon fisheries of Ireland, and on 

 the sea fisheries and trawling ; Mr. Scott on the 

 mineral localities of Donegal ; Mr. Carte and Mr. 

 Baily on a new species of Plesiosaurus, which they 

 named P. Cramptoni — the specimen described is still one 

 of the treasures of the Natural History Museum ; 

 on the chemistry of the feeding of animals for the 

 production of meat and manure, by Mr. afterwards 

 Sir John Burnet Lawes, bart.; Mr. H. O'Hara on 

 the Irish coalfields and peat ; Dr. Edmund W. Davy 

 on " Flax, the practicability of extending its cultivation 

 in Ireland, and the proper management of the crop." 

 Dr. Evory Kennedy's paper on the "Neglect of sanitary 

 arrangements in the homes and houses of the rich and 

 poor in town and country" makes one wonder how 

 our immediate predecessors managed to survive in 

 such unhealthy surroundings. Dr. Emerson Reynolds 

 contributed to this and succeeding volumes several 

 papers on chemical subjects, and on spectroscopy. 



Vol. v. contains a paper by Mr. Hoare, and several 

 by W. Andrews, on Irish fisheries ; the latter author 

 also contributed papers on deep-sea soundings, the 

 ichthyology of the south and west coasts of Ireland, 

 and on the pines and other timber trees of New 

 Zealand. An account of a submarine earthquake is 

 given by Dr. J. M. Barry, and Dr. Oswald Heer 

 described the miocene flora of North Greenland ; the 

 specimens described formed part of the collection pre- 

 sented to the Society by Captain Colomb and Sir 

 Leopold McClintock. Dr. Mapother's paper on 

 " Labourers' dwellings and the efforts made to im- 

 prove them " is of considerable interest. The oft- 

 recurring subject of the manufacture of beet sugar 

 in Ireland is dealt with by Mr. Baruchson. A paper 



