Of the fishes the only kind dredged, and they were numerous, 

 was the pretty little Lump Sucker, Lepadogasier bunaculaius. 

 Brief descriptions were given of a number of other marine 

 creatures, such as the Doris or Sea Lemon, Flustra foliacea, &c. 

 Want of time, however, prevented Mr. Gallway from touching on 

 the numerous other forms of animal life brought up in the dredge, 

 such as the various microscopic Zoophytes, Foraminiferse, Dia- 

 tomaceas, Hydrozoa, Polyzoa, and other groups. 



At the close of the address the members came forward to the 

 table and examined with much interest the numerous specimens, 

 which led to an animated conversation, after which the pro- 

 ceedings closed. 



"REPORT OF DELEGATE TO THE BRITISH 

 ASSOCIATION." 



"THE GEOLOGY OF THE DUBLIN DISTRICT." 



The second meeting of the Session was held in the 

 Museum, College Square North, on Tuesday, 16th December — 

 the President (Mr. Robert Patterson, F.L.S., M.R.I.A.) in the 

 chair. 



Mrs. Hobson presented her Report as Delegate to the 

 British Association, held this year in Dublin under the presidency 

 of Mr. Francis Darwin, Ph.D., LL.D. In the course of her 

 remarks Mrs. Hobson said the Conference, through the kindness 

 of the Very Rev. Dr. Delaney, met at the University College, 

 Stephen's Green, the chairman of the Conference being Professor 

 H. A. Miers, F.R.S., whose address on "The Educational 

 Opportunities of Local Scientific Societies " dealt with the great 

 work they had been doing for nearly a hundred years. Professor 

 Miers laid great stress on the objection to lecturers using language 

 of too technical a character, on the needless gulf existing between 

 the expert and the amateur, and said that lecturers should be 



