l60 JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, VOL. l6, NO. 5, JANUARY, I92I. 



495th (Annual) Meeting- held in the Linnean Society's Rooms, 

 Burling^ton House, London, W.i, Oct. i6th, 1920. 



The President (the Rev. Dr. A. H. Cooke) in the chair. 



Among those present were the following : — Messrs. J. C. Dacie, A. J. Saban, 

 H. E. J. Biggs, G. C. Spence, J. E. Cooper, H. W. Worsfold, H. McClelland, 

 J. R. le B. TomHn, A. S. Kennard, L. E. Adams, H. C. Fulton, A. E. Salisbury, 

 C. Oldham, E. A. Bacon, R. Winckworth, F. B.Jennings, Rev. E. W. Bowell, 

 Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Huggins, Mr. and Mrs. H. Overton, Major M. Connolly, 

 Dr. A. E. Boycott, Dr. W. T. Elliott, and Mr. J. W. Jackson. 



Appointment of Auditors, 



Messrs. C. H. Moore and E. R. Brown were re-appointed Auditors. 



Appointment of Scrutineers. 



Messrs. A. S. Kennard and J. E. Cooper were appointed Scrutineers. 



Appointment of Trustee. 



Mr. J. R. le B. Tomlin was appointed Trustee in place of Edward Collier 

 (deceased). 



Election of Honorary Members. 



The Marquis of Monterosato, of Palermo, and Mr. Henry Crowther, F. R.M.S., 

 of Leeds (one of the Founders of the Society) were elected Honorary Members. 



New Members Elected. 

 Richard Bulley. Berthold Sundler. C. A. Stepney Barnacle. Norman 

 William Sier. 



Resig^nation. 

 Miss Mary Dixon. 



Election of Officers and Council. 

 The Scrutineers reported that the Officers and Council for 1920 — 21 as nomin- 

 ated by the Council had been unanimously elected {see page 133). 



Presidential Address. 



The Rev. Dr. A. H. Cooke gave his address on " Evolution in the Molluscan 

 Radula." 



A cordial vote of thanks was passed to the retiring President for his services. 

 Votes of thanks were also accorded to the Council of the Linnean Society and to 

 their Secretary, Dr. B. Daydon Jackson, for kind permission to hold the Annual 

 Meeting in their rooms ; to the authorities of the Manchester Museum for con- 

 tinued permission to hold the monthly meetings on their premises ; and to the 

 Officers and Council of the Society for their past services. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. H. Overton : Helix hortensis and varieties from Lode Hill, Downton, 

 Wilts. ; H. lapicida var. viinoi\ West Porlock, Somerset ; H. itala (small) from 

 Bow Hill Tumuli, Kingly Vale, near Chichester ; Ena mo?ilaria var. albina, 

 Sheepscombe, near Painswick, Glos. ; Tapes virgineits var. veneroides Tye, from 

 St. Peter's Port, Guernsey (ex coll. G. S. Tye). 



By Mr. A. J. Saban : Helix neinoralis, H. horlensis, H. potiiatia, and H. liin- 

 bata from France and Germany ; H. hortensis var. roseozonata, Farnboro', Kent. 



By Mr. J. C. Dacie : British Littorince, Nucella lapillus, from Hastings and 

 Fairlight ; Hygroniia umbrosa from Margate and Westgate, Kent. 



By Mr. A. E. Salisbury : Series of //. hortensis showing influence of food on 

 colouration of shell. 



