Reports of SociEfis^, 



the honorary secretary to read the 

 mmutes of the last meeting, held 

 at Rastrick on the 12th of June. 

 This part of the business having 

 been satisfactorily disposed of, Mr. 

 Joseph Tindall, of Huddersfield, by 

 desire, named the fossils exhibited 

 by Mr. James Binns, of Warley, 

 and Mr. J. Cockroft, of Ovenden, 

 amongst which were -Fecten papyra- 

 ceus, Arenicolites, Goniatites Listeri, 

 Posydonia mya, three Lepidode7idra, 

 Pecopteris aquilma (very fine), Lepi- 

 dodendron selaginoides, Catamites 

 approximatns, Trigonocarpon obova- 

 tum — all from the district : also a 

 specimen of galena, or lead ore, 

 from Warley Moor, and of marca- 

 site from Wadsworth Moor. — Mr. 

 James Spencer, of Halifax, was 

 next called upon to deliver a lecture 

 on the geology of the district, which 

 he illustrated by sectional diagrams, 

 and describing the stratification 

 and fossils from the Yoredale 

 shales of Horsebridge Clough, 

 through the various millstone grits, 

 with their ironstone band, con- 

 taining numerous fish remains, 

 including Acrolepis, &c., to the 

 upper sandstone beds in the more 

 immediate neighbourhood. — Mr. 

 Porritt named the lepidoptera, and 

 made some remarks on the death of 

 Mr. Doubleday, after which he 

 called upon Mr. John Conacher, of 

 Huddersfield, to name the speci- 

 mens of Conchology, which were as 

 follows : — Sphceriwm corneum, Pisi- 

 dium nitidum, Planorbis vortex, P. 

 carinatus, P. alhus, P. nitidus, 

 and P. complanatus. Mr. Conacher 

 stated that the district was not very 

 prolific in that department. A very 

 large collection of Botanical speci- 

 mens lay on the table, a few of 



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which were of a rather rare des- 

 cription, but there was not time to 

 name them. The Mosses were 

 named by Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, who 

 also, in answer to several queries, 

 reported on the progress of the 

 new magazine, &c., which, on the 

 motion of Mr. Spencer, seconded 

 by Mr. E. Stocks, of Mirfield, and 

 carried by the meeting, was to be 

 called " The Naturalist." Yotes 

 of thanks to Lee Priestley Edwards, 

 Esq., Captain Holdroyde, and Mr. 

 J. Spencer concluded the meeting. 



J. M. Barber, Hon. Sec. 



York and District Field 

 Naturalists' Society.— The usual 

 meeting of this Society was held on 

 Wednesday evening, July 14th, at 

 the house of Mr. Prest, Holgate 

 Road, Mr. W. Simmons in the 

 chair. Mr. Wm. Chapman and 

 Mr. H, Aitken were elected mem- 

 bers. Mr. Jackson exhibited 0. 

 Gonostigma, bred from larva taken 

 by himself in Askham Bog, and 

 new to the district ; also A. Lepo- 

 rma, P. Fe&tucm, H. Unca, and a 

 fine variety of H. Hectus. Mr. 

 G. C. Dennis, G. Papilionaria, 8. 

 Vetulata, S. Bhamyiata, C. Sparsata, 

 C. Elpefior, and T. Suhtusa. The 

 chairman exhibited T. Leucographa, 

 E. Dolohraria, E. Orhicularia, M. 

 Alternata, and P. Davisellus ; Mr. 

 Dutton, P. Bajularia, bred J.. Men- 

 yanthidis, M. Anceps, and a fine 

 variety of S. Popidi ; Mr. M. 

 Smith, bred specimens of A. Mega- 

 cephala, A. Pumicis, and B. Quer- 

 cus ; Mr. Wolstenholme, the nest 

 of the Weaver bird, P. Socius, from 

 India ; Mr. Robinson distributed 

 larvEe of L. Dispar to those members 

 who required that species. The 



