202 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr. S. C. Cockerell sent for exhibition a variety of shells, 

 amongst which were examples of Planorbis corneus from New 

 Cross, Kent ; Lmincea truncatula from Bromley, Kent ; Helix 

 hortensis from Weymouth, and also from Lulworth, Dorset ; 

 H. nemoralis from Sidmouth, Devon ; H. hortensis and varieties 

 and H. aspersa var. grisea from Torquay ; Paludina vivipara 

 from the Thames at Chiswick ; and H. aspersa and H. hortensis 

 var. arenicola from Warlingham, Surrey. Specimens of Anodonta 

 cygnea, Planorbis corneus, P. carinatus, Limncza stagnalis, L. 

 palustris^ and Succinea elegans collected at Hoddesden by Mr. 

 Callaway were also shewn. Specimens of Succinea putris from 

 Ratham and Arundel were exhibited from Mr. W. Jeffery ; and 

 Mr. T. W. Bell showed Paludina contecta, Neritina fluviatilis, 

 and Dj-eissena polymorpha from the Wash at Thorney in Cam- 

 bridgeshire. 



Meeting 



HELD OCTOBER i6tH, 1 884. 



Mr. J. W. Taylor, Vice-President, in the chair. 



DONATIONS. 



The following donations were announced : — 

 "An address," delivered before the British Association at 

 Montreal, 1884, by Lord Rayleigh ; "Second List of Members 

 and Associates at the British Association Meeting, 1884"; 

 " Programme of Business of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science," by G. H. Parke, F.L.S., President of 

 the Conchological Society ; " Proceedings of the Royal Society 

 of Queensland," part i, vol. i. ; "Abstract of the Proceedings 

 of the Linnean Society of New South Wales," for June, July, and 

 August, 1884 ; "Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institute," 

 for 1 88 1 and 1882; Specimens of I^imncea stagnalis va.r. labiata 

 from Ratham, by Wm. Jeffery. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



Mr. H. P. Fitzgerald, of Basingstoke, and Mr. G. C. Howell, 

 of Plumstead, were nominated for membership. 



J.C, iv., Jan., 1885. 



