JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 4I 



"Abstracts of Proceedings of the Linnean Society, N.S.W." 

 for August, September, and October, 1885, 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Society : — Messrs. T. S. Hillman, A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., 

 J. R. B. Tomlin, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Dr. C. W. Viner, Miss H. L. 

 Taylor, Rev. R. W. J. Smart, Rev. Jno. McMurtrie, Messrs. 

 J. H. James, Associate Royal Inst, Cornwall, F. Coulson, 

 F. W. Wotton, G. W. Shrubsole, G. B. Sowerby, Thos. Rogers, 

 E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., B. B. Woodward, F.G.S., F.R.M.S., 

 R. D. Darbishire, B.A., F.G.S., T. Godlee, Chas. Jeffery, Thos. 

 Scott, W. D. Crick, and W. A. Gain. 



The following gentlemen were nominated for membership : 

 Rev. R. Boog Watson, Cardross ; Mr. Fred. R. Coles, 

 Kirkcudbright ; Mr. Wm. Duncan, Montrose ; Rev. S. Spencer 

 Pearce, Woodbridge 3 Mr. Wm. Baillie, Brora ; Mr. Jas. Steel, 

 Glasgow. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr. J. W. Taylor showed a series of shells on behalf of the 

 Rev. R. W. J. Smart, from Herefordshire and N. & S. Wiltshire ; 

 on behalf of Mr. T. S. Hillman, a number of land shells from 

 Lewes, East Sussex ; for Mr. Wm. Jeffery, a number of shells, 

 including J^lanorh's glaier and Helix carfusmna, from Shoreham, 

 W. Sussex ; and a series of shells on behalf of Mr. J. Saunders, 

 from Luton Hoo Park, Bedfordshire. 



Occurrence of Cyclostrema nitens at Margate. — 



Mr. J. T. Marshall has kindly identified as above two little shells 

 which I found in Margate shellsand, associated with Lepton 

 clarkice, Aclis unica, Ccecum glabrum, Odosiomia dolwliformis, 

 O. plicata, and other local species. I am not aware of any 

 previous record for the South East Coast. — S. C. Cockerell. 



