Feb. 2ist. IV. 



1881-1882.] 89 



During the Winter Session, six regular meetings have been 

 held at which the following communications were read, 

 abstracts of which will be found in the Proceedings : — 



i" The Opening Address." By the President, Mr. R. Young, C.E. 

 " On Records of a Former Level of Lough Neagh." By Rev. 

 H. W. Lett, M.A , T.C.D. 



(" Some Thoughts on the Development Theory of Creation." By 

 Dec. 20th. IL < T i_ A J 



\ Rev. John Andrew^. 



jjf i '' Diatoms : What they are, and where and how they are found." 

 Jan. 24th. in. I g^ ^^_ ^.jj.^^ ^_ j..^^j^^ 



*' Recent Discoveries in the Lower Palaeozoic Rocks." By Mr. 



William Swanston, F.G.S. 

 ** Notes on the English Castles of Strangford Lough." By Mr. 



F. W. Lockwood. 

 " Wax Cells, a Ready Method of Mounting for the Microscope." 

 By Mr. William Gray, M.R.I.A. 

 March 2ist. V. ( ,< ^^^^^ ^^ Knockmore and Glangavlin." By Mr. S. A. Stewart, 



F.B.S.Edin. 

 April 1 8th. VI.—" Early Irish Ait Metal Work." By Mr. J. J. Phillips. 



The Committee have again to acknowledge the courtesy 

 with which they have been treated by the local press, and the 

 promptitude shown in the insertion of abstracts of the papers 

 read at their meetings, and accounts of their excursions. In 

 connexion with this they think themselves justified in pointing 

 out that the wide publicity thus given to their Proceedings, 

 and especially to the accounts which often appear of ancient 

 monuments, and places of antiquarian interest, can hardly fail 

 to be of service in promoting a healthy public sentiment likely 

 to bear fruit in the greater respect felt for, and protection shown 

 to such objects. 



As a proof of the interest which continues to be manifested 

 in our work, in some degree doubtless due to the publicity given 

 to it, we have to report that a larger number of new members 

 have been elected during the past year. As, however, death 

 and other causes are from time to time removing old and tried 

 members, we still urge upon our friends to induce as many as 

 they can to join our ranks. Such may not in every case be able 



