10 



MEETINGS. 



Mr. H. E. Marquand exhibited a quantity of quicksilver 

 found two feet below the surface in virgin soil in Park Street. 

 Mr. Collenette said quicksilver did not occur in this region, 

 nor was it found in its liquid condition. The present find was 

 probably the contents of a jar which had been broken and the 

 metal had percolated into the soil, where it might well remain 

 for a very long period. 



Mr. W. A. Luff, F.E.S., exhibited three species of Fleas 

 new to Guernsey found on the new Field Vole (Microtus 

 sarnius). One species was remarkably large, and usually 

 attacked Voles and Moles. 



A paper on the new Guernsey Vole and its habits, from 

 the pen of Mr. R. H. Bunting, of the British Museum, was 

 read and will be found in the following pages of these Trans- 

 actions. 



Mr. Derrick read a paper (printed further on) on the 

 Peat beds of the Channel Islands, written by Mr. J. Sinel, of 

 Jersey. The chairman thought that if the sea was at one 

 time 200 or 300 miles further aAvay than it is now, as suggested 

 in Mr. Sinel's paper, it was difficult to understand how the 

 limpet shells found in the cromlechs had got there. 



Mr. E. D. Marquand, A.L.S., read a paper on " The 

 Vegetation of Small Islets," which is printed in the current 

 Transactions. The chairman regretted that the lateness of 

 the hour would not allow of discussion upon many points 

 raised in this interesting paper. 



Monthly Meeting held on November 17th, 1909, Mr. William 

 Carey, President, in the chair. 



Miss I. Standen was unanimously elected a member of 

 the Society. 



Mr. Eric Sharp exhibited a number of rare marine 

 animals lately found by him. 



Mr. Derrick read notes on the occurrence of the Grey 

 Lag Goose in Guernsey and the Glossy Ibis in Sark ; both 

 birds being additions to our fauna. Particulars will be found 

 in the Ornithological Report for the present year. 



A note was read, taken from the Evening Press of 

 June 8, 1909, reporting that a seal was seen in Creux Harbour, 

 Sark, the previous week. 



Col. T. W, De Guerin then read a paper on " Feudalism 

 in Guernsey," and another entitled " A fight for our Privi- 

 leges," both of which are printed in these Transactions. 



