JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 171 



PROCEEDINGS of the CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY." 



Meeting 



HELD JANUARY 3 1 ST, 1 884. 



Mr. J. W. Taylor occupied the Chair. The correspond- 

 ence for the month was brought before the Meeting. 



NEW MEMBER. 



Mr. W. Eagle Clarke, F.L.S., of Leeds, was elected a 

 Member of the Society. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr. Baker Hudson sent for exhibition specimens of Helix 

 hortensis var. roseo-labiata from Dunbar, Haddingtonshire; 

 H. nejHoralis found near Durham, associated with H. hortensis 

 var. roseo-labiata ; and H. cautiana from Billingham, on the 

 Durham side of the Tees. Referring to this shell, Mr. Hudson 

 writes : — " The place where it is found is about half a mile from 

 the river, on somewhat marshy and sterile land. I think it 

 probable that this shell was introduced with ballast into this 

 district not less than 30 or 40 years ago, that is before the river 

 was improved, and ships passing what is now Middlesbrough, 

 on their upward journey to Stockton and Yarm, had to discharge 

 their ballast near Billingham. It is very local, being principally 

 found close to the Port Clarence line of railway, and is associa- 

 ted with H. nemoralis and H. aspersa. So far as I have been 

 able to observe during the past two years it does not occur at 

 any other point near here." 



Examples of Clausilia Rolphii, collected at Up Park, West 

 Sussex, by Mr. W. Jeffery, of Ratham, were also shewn. 



On behalf of Mr. R. M. Christy were shown specimens of 

 LiinncEa palustris, L. stagnalis, and Planorbis trivolvis from 

 Carbery, Manitoba ; and Physa hypnorum var. major from 

 Brandon. 



A series of shells from Mr. Edgar Pickard, of Mansfield, 

 were shown, which included Sphcsriwn corneum, S. laatstre, 



