read. The fourth meeting was held on March 2nd, 1886, when 

 Mr. John Brown read a paper on ' An Experimental Fishing 

 Trip off the North and East Coast of Ireland.' Mr. Seaton F. 

 Milligan also gave a valuable paper on ' The Ancient Civilisa- 

 tion of Peru, including its Textile Industries,' illustrated by a 

 large collection of specimens of woven and dyed fabrics, patterns, 

 personal ornaments, &c, excavated from the Huacas. Samples 

 of modern artistic linen goods were also exhibited for comparison. 

 The fifth meeting was held on April 6th, 1886, when Mr. 

 Joseph J. Murphy, F.G.S., read a paper on ' Wet and Dry 

 Weather,' and Mr. R. Lloyd Patterson, J.P., F.L.S., another on 

 'A recent Visit to Tory Island,' illustrated by photographs. 

 A short notice of some moths new to Ireland, by Rev. John 

 Bristow, A.M., was also read. Owing to the Parliamentary 

 general election falling about the same date, it was considered 

 advisable to hold no meeting of the Society in December. In 

 addition to these ordinary meetings, your Council arranged for 

 a special series of popular scientific lectures similar to those 

 given in former years. These were well attended, both by 

 members of the Society, who were admitted free, and by the 

 general public. The first of these special meetings was held on 

 January 7th, t886, in St. George's Hall, when a lecture was deli- 

 vered by the Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A., F.L.S., on ' Pond and Stream 

 Life.' The second meeting was held on February 4th, 1886, 

 when the Rev. W. S. Green, M.A., gave a lecture on ' My Adven- 

 tures in the New Zealand Alps.' The concluding meeting of 

 the series was held on March 4th, 1886, in the Ulster Minor 

 Hall, when Mr John Greenhill, Mus. Bac, most kindly gave a 

 lecture on ' Music : Its Science, Theory, and Practice,' with 

 numerous experiments and illustrations. 



" It will be seen from the treasurer's report that the financial 

 condition of the Society continues to show improvement. In 

 addition to sale of new shares, all those available which had 

 fallen into arrears within the last six or seven years have been 

 transferred to new holders, who have paid all arrears, and will 

 continue the subscriptions. The number of smaller societies 



