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The Naturalist. 



was presided over by J. Wainwright, Esq., F.L.S., president, of Wake- 

 field, who gave notice, after a few remarks on the subject by Mr. G. T. 

 Porritt, F.L.S., Mr. Joseph Tindall, of Huddersfield, and others, that at 

 the next meeting, to be held at Whitley on the 9th of September, he 

 should propose a resolution for the formation of a General Committee, to 

 manage the affairs of the Society. On calling over the roll list of local 

 Societies in the Union, the following were found to be represented : — 

 Huddersfield, Heckmondwike, Barnsley, Wakefield, Ovenden, Stainland, 

 Holmfirth, Liversedge, Rastrick, Mirfield, Honley, Paddock, Bradford, 

 Leeds, and Huddersfield Literary and Scientific. A very "large collection 

 of plants were on the table, part of which were named by Mr. John 

 Armitage, of Almondbury Bank, assisted by Mr. J. French, of Hudders- 

 field, and Mr. P. Jessop, of Lascelles Hall. Amongst them were: 

 Hypericum perforatum, H. quadrangulum, Campanula hederacea, Pyrola 

 rotundifolia, Jasione montana,, Alisma plantago, Solidago virgaurea, 

 Scrophularia nodosa, Erica cinerea, Lythrum Salicaria, Polypodium 

 Dryopteris, Centranthus rubra, Ononis arvensis, Melampyrum pratense, 

 Melilotus arvensis, M. alba, Fumaria officinalis, F. capreolata, Anagallis 

 orvensis, Lysimachia nummidaria, Daucus carota, Polygala vidgaris, 

 Linum catharticum, Spircm Vlmaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Erythrcea 

 centaurium, Inula dysenterica, Scabiosa arvensis, Knautia arvensis, 

 Asperida odorata, Linaria vidgaris, (Enanthe crocata, &c. In order to take 

 the train, the president at this stage of the proceedings vacated the chair, 

 when Mr. J. Sanderson, of Holmfirth, was elected to preside during the 

 remainder of the evening. Mr. Joseph Tindall was then called upon to 

 name the geological specimens, most of which were of a local character ; 

 and exhibited by Mr, Isaac Exley, of Hohufirth. The fossils consisted of 

 Orthoceratites, Goniatites Lisieri, Pecten, and Posidonia. In his obser- 

 vations, Mr. Tindall stated that these fossils are found between the 

 ganister coal and the 40-yards rock ; they occur in balls of iron pyrites 

 from the roof of the ganister coal, and are indicative of the marine 

 condition that prevailed during the deposition of the strata in which they 

 are found. A member of the Honley Society exhibited a splendid 

 specimen of Calamites cannceformis, from the grit in Honley. Mr. Exley 

 also exhibited two or three varieties of the genus Helix, and a Clausilia, 

 collected during a ramble in the Craven district ; along with these 

 molluscs he also exhibited specimens of Encrinite stems, called in Craven 

 " fairy beads. " These are the beads attributed to St. Cuthbert, of 

 Lindisfaern, and immortalized by Sir Walter Scott in his ^'Marmion." 

 Mr. T. Lister, of Barnsley, gave a full description of the birds observed 

 during the day's ramble, &c. The meeting was supplemented by an 

 address from Mr. Sanderson, after which it was concluded with the usual 

 votes of thanks. Mr. 0. P. Hobkirk, of Huddersfield, and Mr. Thos. 

 Lister, of Barnsley, were appointed to represent the Society at the forth- 

 coming meeting of the British Association. — J. M. Bakbee, Hon. Sec. 



