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enemies. On the same table G. P. Farran, of the Dublin Field 

 Club, exhibited a collection of shells from shell pockets in West 

 Donegal, and F. J. Bigger exhibited some living helices 

 collected from the Grand Canal, Venice. Arranged on large 

 screens at one end of the room was a large collection of photo- 

 graphs taken in Kerry by R. Welch, his studies of plants being 

 particularly fine. On the next screen Rev. C. H. Waddell, B.D. 

 (president of the club) exhibited a collection of Irish brambles 

 illustrating the many varieties that may be found. Close to 

 this was a collection of mounted algae or seaweeds from the 

 Antrim coast, exhibited by H. Hanna, B.Sc. The next table 

 was devoted to microscopy, and was well attended, little groups 

 gathering round each exhibitor to hear the many excellent 

 demonstrations that were in progress during the whole of the 

 evening. Professor W. H. Thompson, M.D., had elaborate 

 apparatus to record muscular contractions, giving a full 

 demonstration on the object selected. Professor Lorrain 

 Smith, M.D., showed the bacilli of diphtheria anthrax, and 

 tuberculosis. W. D. Donnan, M.D., exhibited living specimens 

 of melicerta and floscularia ; Cecil Shaw, M.D.. nerve cells ; 

 John Tennant, M.B., the plasmodium of malarial fever. Miss 

 M. K. Andrews exhibited sections of Auvergne trachytes and 

 rhyolites from various localities in Antrim, showing also the 

 rocks from which the slides were cut. As is usual, the exhibits 

 of Joseph Wright, F.G.S., attracted much attention. This year 

 he showed a large collection of foraminifera from the pleistocene 

 clay of St. Erth, Cornwall, which he has been examining for 

 the past few months ; some of the species are extremely rare, 

 and Mr. Wright is again to be congratulated for the discovery 

 of several forms which are new to science, which he exhibited 

 with great pleasure. A. Speers, B.Sc, exhibited a number of 

 rock sections and sands by the microscope ; N. Carrothers, a 

 collection of mounted plants ; G. M'Lean, a large number of 

 mounted seeds ; J. H. Davies, some botanical rarities in 

 Elatine hydropif>er,a. water plant lately discovered in the Lagan 

 Canal ; also Solatium nigrum, the black nightshade, from near 



