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Britain, recently found by Dr. Malcomson in the rock-pools 

 near Craigavad, where he has also found close upon ninety 

 species of these minute organisms. A series of slides was also 

 exhibited, the work of Mr. Harrison, of Cork. Messrs. Ward, 

 Firth, Bulla, Gray, &c., exhibited a varied collection, illustrating 

 the various branches of Natural History. A new feature in 

 microscopes was the exhibition by Mr. F. W. Smyth, in the 

 upper room, of a series of slides of Natural History objects by 

 the magic lantern and the oxy-hydrogen light. The central 

 table in the large room was devoted to the Club's album of 

 sketches, illustrating the antiquities and geology of the locality, 

 and to the various works, some of considerable value, added to 

 the Club's library during the past year. Several interesting 

 old books, exhibited by Miss Carruthers, A. O'D. Taylor, Esq., 

 and others, occupied the same table. Antiquities were well 

 represented on the present occasion ; the valuable Benn collec- 

 tion, recently added to the Museum, was seen for the first time 

 by many present. Robert Day, Esq., F.S.A., of Cork, exhibited 

 some splendid jade axes, idols, &c., from New Zealand and 

 China. The President, W. Gray, Esq., M.R.I.A., also exhibited 

 a fine collection of stone and bronze weapons. Several sepul- 

 chral urns, found near Magheralin, were shown by C. Waddell, 

 Esq., of that place. Along one side of the room was ranged a 

 fine series of British ferns, including every known species except 

 two, from the collection of S. A. Stewart, Esq., F.B.S.E., and 

 W. H. Phillips, Esq., showed in pots some very interesting 

 specimens of British and Foreign insectivorous plants. Several 

 cases of local lepidoptera were exhibited by Isaac Waugh, Esq. 

 A flint, with some curious surface markings, the impression of 

 an unknown organism, was shown by the Vice-President, 

 Lieutenant- General Smythe, F.R.S. Fragments of the antlers 

 of an Irish Elk, recently disinterred at Lisnatrunk, were exhi- 

 bited by J. H. Davies, Esq., of Glenmore, and a large illustrative 

 diagram of the same was shown by Jos. Radley, Esq., Lisburn. 



The pictures and drawings in the rooms were of considerable 

 interest, foremost amongst them being a very fine group of 



