CONTENTS. 



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List of Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . v 



List of Shareholders . » . . . . . . . . . . v 



Treasurer's Statement of Accounts . . . . . . . . xii 



The Benn Collection of Antiquities ; by William H. Patterson, Esq., 



M.R.I.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 



The History of Islands, as told by the Animals found in them ; by 



Thomas Workman, Esq. . . . . . . . . . . 17 



The Problem of Geological Climates ; by Joseph John Murphy, Esq., 



F.G.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 



The Movements of Fluids in Plants ; by Thomas H. Corry, Esq., 



M.A., M.R.I.A 29 



Remarks on how Ideas of Height are Formed ; by Robert Young, Esq., 



C.E. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 



Some Old Coins found recently at Kilroot, near Carrickfergus, between 



Tide Marks ; by William Swanston, Esq., F.G.S. .. .. 102 



Belfast Investigators from 1808 to 1820, in Various Branches of Natural 



History ; by A. O'D. Taylor, Esq. (Title only) .. .. 103 



Recently Discovered Artificial Colouring Matters ; by E. A. Letts, Esq., 



Ph.D., F.R.S.E. .. .. .. .. .. ..104 



Notes on the Foraminifera — Genus Lagena ; by Joseph Wright, Esq., 



F.G.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 



The Wild Birds' Protection Act, 1880 ; by A. O'D. Taylor, Esq. . . 110 



Donations to the Library during Session 1880-81 .. ,, ,, 115 



Donations to the Museum during Session 1880-81 ,. .. .. 119 



Catalogue of Collections — Class I. — Antiquities , . , , , , App. 



