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West Kensington Park, W. ; Peter M'^Keller, Esq., Fort William, 

 Canada; Major Harold Parminter Molineux, Lewes, Sussex ; the 

 Kev. George Frederick Handel Howe, 30 Gladstone lioad, Halifax, 

 Yorkshire ; and William Thompson, Esq., O'Sullivan Chambers, 

 Ipswich, Queensland, were elected Fellows of the Society. 



The List of Donations to the Library was read. 



The List of Donations to the Museum was read, and included : — 



Specimens of Eubies in their original matrix (crystalline lime- 

 stone) from Upper Burmah, collected by C. Barrington Brown, Esq., 

 F.G.S., presented by the Secretary of State for India. 



A collection of Eocks and Minerals from the Island of Porto-Eico, 

 presented by Antonio J. Amadeo, M.D. 



The following names of Fellows of the Society were read out for 

 the second time, in conformity with the Bye-Laws Sect. YI b, Art. 6, 

 in consequence of the non-payment of the arrears of their contri- 

 butions :— Eev. T. C. B. ChamberHn ; W. M. Cole, Esq. ; A. Colvin, 

 Esq. ; W. F. Fremersdorff, Esq. ; F. Gillman, Esq. j A. Leech, Esq. ; 

 Eev. E. E. Lewis ; G. Paul, Esq. ; J. Parkinson, Esq. ; Dr. G. Tate ; 

 and E. B. jN". Walker, Esq. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. "On the Occurrence of Marine Fossils in the Coal-Measures of 

 Fife." By Jas. W. Kirkby, Esq. (Communicated by Prof. T. 

 Eupert Jones, F.E.S., F.G.S.) 



2. " Directions of Ice-flow in the North of Ireland, as determined 

 by the Observations of the Geological Survey." By J. E. Kilroe, 

 Esq. (Communicated by Prof. E. HuU, F.E.S., F.G.S.) 



3. " Evidence of Ice-Action in Carboniferous Times." By John 

 Spencer, Esq., F.G.S. 



[Abstract.] 



The Author combated the notion that there is any a priori im- 

 probability in the action of ice during the period in question. In 

 the case under consideration, of the two agents, land-ice or floating- 

 ice, he was inclined to adopt the latter, as having been the cause of 

 the phenomena he described. The bed afl'ected is the Haslingden 

 Flag-rock, a member of the Millstone-Grit series, which is directly 

 covered by a shale of the same series. The surface of this Flag-rock is 

 largely striated, the striae having a jN'.E. and S. W. direction, and being 

 nearly parallel. The area exposed is 200 square feet. The Flag-rock 

 dips to the east at an angle of 30° ; but there seems no possibility 



