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On the motion of the Rev. George Cooper Abbs, of Cleadon House, the thanks of 

 the meeting were given to Mr. Gibson for his very interesting paper. 



Exhibitions. 



Mr. T. J. Bold exhibited a series of specimens of one of our wild bees and its pa- 

 rasite; the latter (Nomada borealis), he remarked, had hitherto been regarded as a 

 very rare British species. 



Two other insects (Hydroporus melanarius, Sturm, and H. elongatus, Sturm) were 

 also shown, and were noted as additions to our catalogue of water beetles, having 

 been taken by Mr. Bold at Prestwick Car. 



The same gentleman communicated a notice of having observed a pied flycatcher 

 in the vicinity of Newcastle, concluding by intimating that he was collecting materials 

 for a catalogue of the Aculeate Hymenoptera of the district, and would be obliged for 

 any assistance that the members could render him. 



Mr. Storey laid before the meeting specimens of the mountain melic grass (Melica 

 nutans), a species which he had met with during the clay, and which he stated was new 

 to the locality. 



Election of Members. 



The election of members was next proceeded with, when the following gentlemen 

 joined this flourishing society, viz., Rev. Henry Hopwood ; Rev. Edward Lacey, 

 Bothal; Charles Gibson, M.D.; Messrs. Edward Spoor, A. M. Dunn, Thos. Stokoe, 

 John Hopper (Newcastle), E. Finch (Blakelaw), and R. W. Swinburne (Cleadon 

 Cottage). 



The very cordial thanks of the party having been given to Mr. and Mrs. Hopwood 

 and the ladies for their polite attentions, the meeting broke up. 



NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 



f Annals and Magazine of Natural History.' Nos. 91 and 92, dated 

 July and August, 1855; price 2s. 6d. each. London: Taylor 

 and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 



No. 91 contains the following papers: — 



' Observations on the Development of Gonidia (?) from the Cell- 

 contents of the Characeae, and on the Circulation of the Mucus 

 Substance of the Cell : with a Postscript.' By H. J. Carter, Esq., 

 Assistant-Surgeon H.C.S. Bombay. 



'Descriptions of the Animals of certain Genera of Conchifera.' 

 By S. P. Woodward, Esq., F.G.S. 



' Notes on some New or little-known Marine Animals.' By Philip 

 Henry Gosse, A.L.S. 



