PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 87 



The undernamed were nominated for Membership : — Mr. A. Paling, 

 B.A., B.Sc, London, by J. W. WilHams and Mr. J. W. Taylor, F.L.S.; 

 Mr. Thomas P. Smyth, J. P., London, by Mr. J. T. Marshall and Mr. 

 A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S. ; Mr. Alfred Hartley, Idle, near Bradford, 

 by Mr. R. Standen and Mr. E. Collier ; Mr. Oswald Dawson, Leeds, 

 by Mr. W. E. Collinge and Mr. W. Nelson ; Mr. Sidney Trice Martin, 

 Manchester, by Mr. J. C. Melvill, M.A., F.L.S., and Mr. R. D. Darbi- 

 shire, B.A., F.G.S. 



Correspondence was brought forward from several Members, five of 

 whom resigned their Membership, viz : — Messrs. J. Clegg, J. T. T. Reed, 

 W. Dean, C. H. Pierson, and A. Leipner. 



PAPERS READ OR TAKEN AS READ. 



"Description of three New Sjjecies of Shells — Zizyphinus haliarchus, 

 Coralliophila andaniana, and Etdiina epeterioii^'' by J. C. Melvill, M. A., 

 F.L.S. 



"A List of Shells taken at Tenby, September, 1SS8," by James W. 

 Cundall. 



" The Marine Shells of Scilly," by Cliftbrd Burkill and J. T. 

 Marshall. 



"A List of Land and Freshwater Shells of Derbyshire," by Thos 

 Hey. 



"The Land and Freshwater Shells of North Berwick and Neighbour- 

 hood, in the County of East Lothian," by Rev. J. McMurtrie. 



"Respiration of Ancyhts fluviatilis" ; "Note on a Pathological 

 Neomorph on the Left Pallium of Anodonta cygiiea ; "A Curious Helix 

 aspersa" ; '■'■ Helix pisana in Guernsey"; by J. W. Williams. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Annual Report was read by the Secretary, and unanimously 

 adopted. The Curator and Recorder also gave brief Reports of their special 

 work. The Annual Balance Sheet was next presented by the Treasurer, and 

 adopted. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The Scrutineers announced result of the voting to be : — 



For President, James Cosmo Melvill, M.A., F.L.S. 



For Vice-Presidents, Rev. A. H. Cooke, M.A., F.Z.S., R. D. Darbi- 

 shire, B.A., F.G.S. , G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Jno. W. Taylor, F.L.S. 



Treasurer and Secretary, Thos. W. Bell. 



Council, Wm. Cash, F.G.S., F.L.S., W. E. Hoyle, M.A., M.R.C.S., 

 F.R.S.E., Jas. T. Marshall, R. F. Scharff, B.Sc, Ph.D., Edgar A. Smith, 

 F.Z.S., A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S. 



Recorder, Wm. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S. 



Curator, Wm. Nelson. 



Librarian, W. E. Collinge. 



ALTERATION OF RULES. 



Mr. Collinge brought forward three Resolutions for the alteration of the 

 Rules of the Society, of which be had given due notice -.—The ist provided 



