BELFAST 



IRatural Ibtston? anb ipbilosopbical Society 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1886 



The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in this Society was 

 held on June 17th, 1887, in the Museum, College Square 

 North. Mr. W. H. Patterson, President, occupied the chair. 

 There were also present : — Messrs. R. M. Young, R. L. Patter- 

 son, J.P. ; James Henderson, J. J. Murphy, R. Young, John 

 Greenhill, E. F. Patterson, Joseph Wright, William Gray, 

 William Swanston, James Meharg, Thomas Workman, James 

 Thompson, J.P. ; and James Wilson. 



Mr. R. M. Young, Hon. Secretary, read the notice convening 

 the meeting. He also read the Annual Report of the Council, 

 which stated : — 



"The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical 

 Society appointed by the Shareholders at their Annual Meet- 

 ing on June 3rd, 1886, desire to submit their Report of the 

 working of the Society during the past year. 



" The Winter Session was opened on November 2nd, 1886, with 

 an address from your President, Mr. W. H. Patterson, M.R.I A., 

 the subject selected being " Some Later Views respecting the 

 Irish Round Towers." The second meeting was held on 

 December 7th, 1886, when Mr. Thomas Workman, J. P., read 

 a paper on " Eastern Reminiscences : China and Manilla." The 

 lecture was illustrated by a fine series of photographic and 

 lantern views. The third meeting was held on January 4th, 

 1887, when Mr. A. B. Wilson gave a paper on " Power." The 

 Rev. Canon Grainger, D.D., M.R.I.A., read a short paper 

 entitled " A Question on the Antrim Gravels," illustrated by a 



