xxii Proceedings. [April 27th, iqi 5. 



of William Ho?iyman Gillespie" by James Urquhart (8vo., 

 Edinburgh, 191 5), presented by the Trustees of Mrs. Honyman 

 Gillespie ; and " Killing for Sport" by B. Shaw and Others 

 (i2mo, London, 191 5), presented by the Humanitarian League. 



The President read the following communication from the 

 Honorary Local Secretaries of the British Association : — 



"British Association for the Advancement of Science. 

 Eighty-fifth Meeting, to be held in Manchester, September, 



J 9i5- 



April 22nd, 1 915. 



To the President Manchester Literary and Philosophical 

 Society (F. Nicholson, F.Z.S.). 



Sir, 



We beg to call your attention to the meeting of the British 

 Association that will be held in Manchester, September 

 7th — nth, this year. 



In consequence of the exceptional circumstances under 

 which the Meeting will be held the programme of excursions 

 and entertainments will be considerably reduced, but every 

 effort will be made to maintain the high standard of scientific 

 work reached in former years. 



The Executive Committee, therefore, would be glad to 

 receive assurance |of the co-operation and assistance of the 

 members of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 

 in the preparations for the reception of the Association. 



Yours faithfully, 



Sydney J. Hickson, \ Honorary 



J. C. Maxwell Garnett, VLocal 



E. D, Simon, J Secretaries" 



It was resolved to intimate the willing co-operation of the 

 Society in this matter. 



Professor W. H. Lang, M.B., D.Sc, F.R.S., read papers 

 entitled : — "Studies in the Morphology of Isoetes:— Part 



