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showing intermediate stages between the two, presented by Mr. John Linton ; Palit- 

 destrina jenkinsi Smith and var. carinata, from Shropshire Union Canal, Beeston 

 Castle, collected Sept. 17th, 1900 ; also some unusually large specimens of var. 

 carinata, from Sandbach, Cheshire, collected in September last ; also Sphcerium 

 pallidum, adult and young, from Trent and Mersey Canal, Sandbach ; Helix fusca 

 from Swettenham ; Helix captrata, H. fusca, and Pisidiuin pusilluni, from Beeston 

 Castle, Cheshire, presented by Mr. Charles Oldham. 



Election of Members. 



Rev. E. A. Woodrufife- Peacock, F.L.S., F.G.S., Cadney, Brigg. 

 Mr. G. Penrose, Curator of Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. 

 Mr. A.J. Jukes Browne, F.G. S. , Etruria, Kent's Road, Torquay. 

 Mr. F. Fortescue Laidlaw, B.A., The Owens College, Manchester. 



Candidate Proposed for Membership. 



Mr. William Henry Chadwick. 



Papers Read. 



" On the Spreading of Pliysa heterosiiopha Say in Lancashire and Cheshire," by 

 Mr. B. R. Lucas. 



" Pali(destriiia jenkinsi (Smith) in Lancashire and Cheshire," by Mr. Charles 

 Oldham. 



" Notes on Colonies of Snails at high altitudes in Derbyshire," and " Notes on 

 Helix cantiana as food for the Titrdidce,'" hy the Rev. R. Ashington Bullen. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. W. Moss : Hybocystis elephas, Cyclophorus semisctilpta, and other land 

 shells from Ipoh, Perak. 



By Mr. F. Taylor : Glandina tmncata in very fine condition, from Tampa, 

 Florida ; Bythinia tentaciilata and Paludestrina jenkinsi, each in its youngest 

 stages, for comparison with a shell he has recently discovered occurring abundantly 

 in one of the canals near Manchester, and believed to be new to the British fauna. 



By Mr. B. R. Lucas : Paludestrina jenkinsi from Sandbach and P/iysa hetero- 

 stropha Say from the localities given in his paper. 



By the Rev. R. A. Bullen : Specimens of Helicids and Hyalinia alliaria from the 

 Peak district of Derbyshire to illustrate his notes. 



By Mr. Thos. Edwards : Helix poinalia, sinistral, and Buccinnm undatuin, dex- 

 tral and sinistral examples with similar well pronounced carination of the whorls, 

 from Thanet coast. 



By Mr. R. Standen : A series of Cancellaj-ia, recently presented to the Man- 

 chester Museum, with good examples of the various sub-genera. 



On the spreading of Physa heterostropha in Lancashire and Cheshire.— 



This species seems to have been with us for some time, but until recently has been 

 overlooked. For my part I have several of its shells in my collection labelled ^^ Physa 

 (?)" of which I had taken no further notice until I saw Mr. F Taylor's collection 

 from Guide Bridge. I then looked up my specimens and find the following distri- 

 bution for it. Shropshire Union Canal (Chester), canal at Gorton, canal at Droylesden, 

 Trent and Mersey Canal, Sandbach. These finds date from end of 1897 to 1906, 

 and constitute, I believe, a record both for Lancashire and Cheshire. — B. R Lucas, 

 {^Read before the Society, November i^th, jgoo. 



