52 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
New Members Elected : 
Mr. William Wright, of West Gorton ; and Mr. George Viney, of Moss 
Side. 
Exhibits : 
By Mr. Thos. Rogers : Janthina africana, from Lord Howe Island ; 
Helix nemoralis, from Ross Point, co. Sligo; and a set of H. aspersa show- 
ing erosion of the living shells by blowing sand. 
By Mr. W. Moss: Series of Amphidromus chloris; land shells from 
Arabia; H. perplexa, Cyclotus grenadensis, and Helicina keatet, from 
Grenada, West Indies; Hzdodonta novozeelandica and E. wnguzcula, from 
New Zealand. 
By Mr. J. Ray Hardy : Helix asfersa monst. sénistrorsum, from More- 
cambe ; and a series of large H. nemoralis from the Aran Is., Ireland. 
By Mr. R. Standen: Bacctnum undatum v. littoralis, from Southport ; 
Acme lineata, from Bassenthwaite (collected by Captain Farrer); Unio 
margaritifer of unusual form, from river Teith, Callander; Aelx arbus- 
zorum v. fusca, from Seydisfiord, Iceland ; Mazina adamsi, from Pitcairn’s 
Island ; and a fine series of Xy/ophaga dorsalis (presented to the cabinet by 
Dr. G. W. Chaster). 
By Mr. Chas. Oldham : Series of Unio pictorum, from Cheshire locali- 
ties (presented to the cabinet). 
By Mr .R. Cairns: A large series of land shells from the Isle of Man, 
including Helix aspersa monst. szzistrorsum, Pupa anglica, from three 
localities, Bzulimus acutus, Succinea elegans v. ochracea, Acme lineata, and 
Zonites radiatulus ; also a fine specimen of Helix arbustorium monst. scalart- 
forme, from Miller’s Dale, Derbyshire. 
MANCHESTER BRANCH MEETING, 
At the Owens College, October 11th, 1894. 
Mr. R. D. Darbishire in the chair. 
Papers Read: 
By Mr. Ed. Collier : ‘ Notes on a Conchological Excursion to the West 
of Ireland,’ and is printed in the present number of the Journal. 
By Dr. G. W. Chaster: ‘ Note on Wassa reticulata v. minor Marshall.’ 
Exhibits : 
By Mr. Ed. Collier: Series of all the species treated of in his paper, 
the most notable being a handsome yellow sinistral He/zx memoralis, taken 
alive, and mature. 
By Mr. W. E. Hoyle: Recent gifts to the Manchester Museum. A col- 
lection of marine shells from Singapore (collected by Dr. S. Archer), 
including fine examples of Aspergillum pulchrum, Fistulana clava, Anomia 
enzgmatica in situ on leaves of mango tree, and the great freshwater bivalve 
Cyrena essingtoniana. 
By Mr. R. D. Darbishire: Bucczeum undatum v. zetlandica from Aber- 
deen, and specimens of Dazdebardia novozeelandica with the animal. 
J.C., viii., Apr. 1895. 
