Belfast Iftatural Ibistor^ an& pbilosopbical 

 Society 



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ANNUAL REPORT, i887. 



The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in this Society was 

 held on June 27th, 1888, in the Museum, College Square North. 

 Professor Letts, Ph.D., President, occupied the chair. Their 

 were also present : — Professor Sinclair, Dr. John MacCormac, 

 Messrs. W. H. Patterson, M.R.I.A. ; Thomas Workman, J.P. ; 

 L. L. Macassey, M.I.C.E. ; R. Young, C.K. ; J. H. Greenhill, 

 Mus. Bac. ; S. F. Milligan, M.R.I.A. ; Isaac Ward, William 

 Gray, M.R.I.A.; William Swanston, F.G.S.; Dr. Steen, Mr. 

 R. M. Young, B.A., Hon. Secretary ; Mr. John Brown, Hon. 

 Treasurer ; &c. 



The notice convening the meeting having been read, the 

 Hon. Secretary submitted the Annual Report of the Council, 

 which was as follows : — 



"The Council of the Belfast Natural History and Philo- 

 sophical Society, appointed by the Shareholders at their Annual 

 Meeting on June 17th, 1887, desire to submit their Report of 

 the working of the Society during the past year. 



The ordinary Winter Session was opened on November 9th, 

 r 887, with an address from your President, Professor Letts, 

 Ph.D., the subject selected being ' Pasteur's Life and Researches.' 

 The second Meeting was held on December 6th, 1887, when 

 Professor Everett, F.R.S., read a paper on 'Reminiscences of 

 the International Shorthand Congress.' The third meeting 

 was held on January 3rd, 1888, when Mr. James Dickson read 



