PEOCEEDINGS LIVEEPOOL BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



F.R.M.S. ; Hon. Librarian, Andrew Scott; Hon. 

 Secretary, Joseph A. Clubb, B.Sc. (Yict.) ; Council, 

 H. C. Beasley, Prof. Boyce, M.B., M.R.C.S., W. J. 

 Halls, J. Sibley Hicks, M.D., Eev. T. S. Lea, M.A., 

 G. H. Morton, F.G.S., John Newton, M.B.C.S., 

 T. C. Eyley, W. E. Sharp, A. T. Smith, Jun., A. 

 0, Walker, F.L.S., and J. Wiglesworth, M.D. 



Mr. Alfred Leicester was elected an Honorary Member 

 of the Society. 



The President delivered the Inaugural Address, entitled 

 " Botanic Gardens — past and present " (see " Tran- 

 sactions," p. 1). A vote of thanks proposed by 

 Dr. Wiglesworth, seconded by Mr. Alf. 0. Walker, 

 was carried with acclamation. 



The second meeting of the tenth session was held at 

 University College on Friday, November 8th, 1895. The 

 President in the chair. 



1. The following exhibits were on view in the Zoological 



Laboratory from 7 to 8 o'clock : — 



By Dr. Newton ; some examples of pond life 

 under the microscope. 



By Dr. Forbes ; specimens of marine animals 

 preserved in formalin. 



2. Mr. G. H. Morton, F.G.S., gave a short note on some 



plant remains from the Carboniferous Limestone, 

 and exhibited some artistically prepared restorations 

 drawn by Miss Wood. 



3. Prof. Herdman, F.E.S., communicated the Ninth 



Annual Report on the work of the Liverpool 

 Marine Biology Committee, and the Port Erin 

 Biological Station (see " Transactions," p. 34.) 



The third meeting of the tenth session was held at 



