26 JOURNAL OF CONCHOiOGY, VOI.. I3, Nt). 1, JANUARY, l^IO. 



By Mr. W. D. Roebuck : Sinistral Limuivn auricularia. 



By Mr. F. II. Sikes : A series of non-marine mollusca from Friesland. 



By Mr. J. Simpson: Some very rare marine shells from the Faroe channel, 

 including Laeocochlis granosa and Danilia ottaviana. 



By Mr. E. A. Smith : An exceptionally large Littoiina littorea, also a fine 

 sinistral example and some curious abnormal forms. 



By Messrs. Sowerby and Fulton : Fine specimens of Xenophora Solaris, X. 

 exiita, X. calculifera, X. conchyliophora ; some very choice Spondylus, etc. 



By Mr. [. Winkworth : A very good series of [{elicella virgata from the chalk 

 of Wiltshire and from the district between Winchelsea and Hythe. 



By Mr. C. E. Wright : Northants Mollusca, comprising some excellent sets of 

 Helix netnoi-alis, H. poiuatia, Physa acuta, Hyalinia lucida, H. ilala, scalariform 

 and sinistral, and many other species. 



By Mr. R. Standen : Young forms of Anodonta cygnea and Unio inargarilifer ; 

 Clausilia hidentata var. gracilior from Killarney ; Balea perversa in situ on 

 Orthotrichtim. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Council is sorry to have to report a slight decrease in the membership 

 of the Society. On the date of the last Annual Meeting there were 327, excluding 

 the Honorary Members. Between that date and the end of the year, three mem- 

 bers were elected, four resigned, one was struck off the list in accordance with rule 

 4, and two died, leaving 323. Since January, five have been elected, four have 

 resigned and four have died, leaving 320 on the list — a decrease of seven for the 

 year. 



The six members who have been removed by death are Messrs. R. D. Dar- 

 bishire, Valentine Burgess, Alfred Leicester, Herbert Milnes, Robert Drummond 

 and Miss J. E. Linter ; all of these, having been enthusiastic members of the 

 Society of long standing, and having rendered good service in the cause of 

 Conchology, will be much missed. Obituary notices of some of these have appeared 

 in th& JoHinal of Conchology, and it is a matter for congratulation that, through 

 the generosity of a few of our members to whom Mr. R. D. Darbishire was person- 

 ally known, such an excellent portrait of the deceased gentleman has been secured 

 as the frontispiece of the just completed Xllth volume of the Jourttal of Con- 

 chology. Mr. Darbishire was an ex- President of the Society, and one of its first 

 members. To the last he took the most lively interest in its welfare. He enriched 

 the already fine shell collections of the Manchester Museum by large and valuable 

 suites of specimens — the finest to be procured, and these through the courtesy of 

 the Museum authorities are available for examination and comparison — a privilege 

 of great service and value, often imparting much additional interest to our monthly 

 meetings. 



Ten such meetings have been held during the year, the attendances being 

 satisfactory. In addition to these meetings, two rambles for conchological search 

 have been enjoyed by the northern members of the Society — one to Ingleton, the 

 other to the Silverdale district. A rather larger number of communications and 

 papers has been contributed by members, many giving interesting local details 

 and locality lists of great service in determining the distribution of species. 



Many new records have been established and some of doubtful authenticity 

 have been confirmed. 



