204 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
The Secretary reported that several letters had lately been received 
from members, expressing approval of the Journal, and in particular, 
one signed ‘‘A Member,” in which was enclosed £5 towards the expenses 
of publication. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the anonymous 
donor for his generous gift. 
247th MEETING, MARCH 4th, 1896. 
Held in the Manchester Museum, Owens College. 
Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill, President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 
The Naturalist, No. 248, March, 1896. 
Journal de Conchyliologie, vol. 43, No. 1. 
New Members elected: 
Mr. John George Brass, The Grove, Barnard Castle. 
Mr. William Rayson Smith, Harlesden, Norfolk. 
Candidate Proposed for Membership : 
Mr. William Valentine Burgess. 
Resignation of Member announced : 
Mr. Arthur E. Baker. 
Paper read: 
Mr. L. Shackleford: ‘‘Note on Boring of Mollusca by Carnivorous 
Gastropods.”’ 
Exhibits : 
Mr. J. Ray Hardy exhibited in illustration of Mr. Shackleford’s paper 
a large series of shells, chiefly bivalves, bored by mollusca, also a selection 
of similarly bored fossil shells, from the raised beaches of Uddevalla, 
Sweden. The exhibits led to a very interesting discussion on the position in 
which the hole was bored, generally, but not always, near the umbones. 
Mr. R. Standen exhibited on behalf of Mr. Bartlet Span, of Tenby, 
very large specimens of Ze//ina balthica from Pendine, Psammobia ferroénsts 
Tenby, Scalaria Turtone and S. clathratula from Lampharne, Ovula patula 
Bristol Channel, and 7z7vritella terebra and var. nivea from Milford Haven. 
He also showed 7e//ina balthica from Cark, Lancashire, for comparison with 
Mr. Span’s examples, large-sized Helix aspersa from Oran and Tunis, Z. 
nemoralis var. interrupta from Co. Antrim, Amphidesma castanea from 
Porthcurnow, Cornwall, and Axcylus fluviatilis var. gibbosa from Lough 
Corrib. He also showed a small collection of shells from Grand Canary, 
recently presented to the Manchester Museum, including Helzx Gaudryz, 
H. lemniscata, H. sarcostoma, H. malleata, H. pisana and var.» Cyclostoma 
canartense, and several marine species. 
Mr. Thomas Rogers exhibited a fine series of Achatinellze, from the 
Hawaiian Islands, including several new species recently described by Mr. 
Baldwin. 
Mr. E. Collier exhibited a specimen of Paryphanta Hochstettert for 
comparison with the one shown by Mr. Melvill at the previous meeting ; 
J.C., viii., April 1896. 
