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County Donegal ; Mr. Charles Bulla, a collection of fossil fish 

 from Irish Carboniferous rocks; Mr. James Orr, a collection of 

 local Liassic fossils. Mr. Joseph Wright's microscopic exhibit of 

 Pleistocene foraminifera formed an endless source of interest 

 throughout the evening. Dr. A. R. Dwerryhouse showed topo- 

 graphical models of the Belfast district, a core from the boring in 

 Triassic conglomerate at Stranmillis and minerals from the 

 Mourne granites. Mr. R. J. Welch's photographs illustrated local 

 Geology. Mr. J. Wilfrid Jackson exhibited some fossil vertebrata 

 and fossil mollusca from Dog's Hole Cave, Warton, Lancashire, 

 and Mr. L. Mueller showed some minerals, zeolites, and Cre- 

 taceous fossils from Cave Hill. This section was much enriched 

 by Dr. R. F. Scharffs exhibit of remains of mammoth, hyaena, 

 reindeer, and other animals from the bone-cave at Doneraile, 

 County Cork. Among the Zoological exhibitors were Mr. George 

 Donaldson, who displayed a collection of local lepidoptera and 

 marine mollusca ; Mr. N. H. Foster, maps showing the recorded 

 distribution of woodlice in Ireland ; Mr. Joseph Maxwell, an 

 exhibit of microscopic pond-life, including living and mounted 

 examples of Vo/vox, rotifers, and entomostraca. Mr. R. H. 

 Whitehouse showed some local planarians. Mr. R. J. Welch 

 showed living examples of local mollusks, including Arianta 

 arbustorum from Cavan, Hyalinia ( Vitrea) hibernica, Kennard, 

 from type locality ; and Mr. A. W. Stelfox, maps showing types 

 of distribution of the Irish terrestrial mollusks. 



Before the close of the meeting the following new members 

 were elected : — Mrs. Carrothers, Miss Cunningham, Mr. D. M. 

 Bell, Mr. Samuel Ferguson, and two new members of the Junior 

 vSection, Miss N. Gardner and Mr. G. G. Elliott. 



EXCURSION TO NEWCASTLE AND SLIEVE DONARD. 



After a day's interval the programme was resumed on 

 Monday 12th May, when forty-five members, friends, and visitors 



