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J. P., in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting (Ripon) were read 

 by the secretary, Mr. J. W. Davis, F.L.S., F.G.S., after which it was 

 resolved that the Society be called " Yorkshire " in place of " West 

 Riding." Mr. J. T. Atkinson moved, and Mr. G. H. Parke, F.G.S., 

 seconded, that the next meeting be held at Selby. The officers for the 

 ensuing year were then elected, the Marquis of Ripon, K.G., being 

 president, and J. W. Davis, F.G.S., secretary. The following papers 

 were read: — By Mr. G. H. Parke, F.G.S., "On the occurrence of 

 Vermiculite in England." The mineral was first found in England by 

 Mr. C. E. Manley, in the glacial debris in Walney Island, and Mr. Parke 

 had little doubt but it would yet be found amongst some of the decom- 

 posed granite boulders in the West Riding. " On Carboniferous Cepha- 

 lopoda,''^ by Mr. Wm. Cash, F.G.S., of Halifax. The paper was the first 

 of a series, and dealt with the structure of the recent Cephalopoda only as 

 an introducion. Mr. Cash described the organization of this class of 

 animals, and their classification, with great clearness, and illustrated it 

 with excellent diagrams and some very interesting specimens, amongst 

 which was a rare species of Spiridida. " On the unconformability of the 

 Red Rocks of Central Yorkshire with the Permian Limestone," by Mr. 

 J. W. Davis (hon. sec.) The object of the paper was to show that this 

 red rock, which had been somewhat of a puzzle to geologists, was really a 

 member of the carboniferous group, as shown by its unconformability 

 with that member of the Permian series against the escarpment of which 

 it was usually found — as at Bramham, St. Helen's (in Lancashire), and 

 Pontefract. The paper was illustrated by striking diagrams of the strata 

 at these places, and by dehneations on the blackboard. The usual votes 

 of thanks concluded a most interesting meeting. 



York District Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, Oct. 

 10th, Mr. J. Morgan, M.R.C.S., in the chair. — A resolution having been 

 passed at the last meeting that an Exhibition illustrative of Natural 

 History be held in the Corn Exchange, the secretary reported that the 

 committee had made the necessary arrangements, and hoped the members 

 would assist them to make it a great success. Mr. Posthill exhibited a 

 specimen of Ennomos Tiliaria ; Mr. Helstrip, a specimen of Sphinx 

 convolvuli, taken in the Cemetery grounds ; Mr. G. Jackson, a very fine 

 box of Tortrices ; the secretary, a fine-bred series of Acidalia contiguaria, 

 Sesia chrysidiformis, Anticlea sinuata, and Eupithecia consignata, also a 

 specimen of Colias Edusa, taken at Stillington, and a fine yellow variety 

 of Zygoena Jilipenduloe, taken at Cambridge. 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. — The sixteenth annual meeting was 

 held at the George Hotel, Wakefield, on Saturday afternoon, the 6th of 

 October. The council met at 3-15, the sections met to elect their 

 officers at 4-30, and tea followed at 5. At 6 p.m. the general meeting 

 was held, the Rev, Wm. Fowler, M,A,, president, in the chair. The 

 attendance was about 70 ; the Societies were all represented, with the 



