Reports of Societies. 



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of the beneficial results of the frame-hive as against the ordinary straw- 

 hive. 



HcDDERSFiELD IS'aturalists' SOCIETY. — Meeting June 24tli, the jiresi- 

 dent, ]Mr. Nettleton, in the chair. — ]Mr. John Bartlam named the 

 botanical specimens — about 20 — exhibited by hmiself and INIessrs. Mac- 

 kenzie and Nettleton. ]Mr. Godfrey exhibited a number of interesting 

 geological specimens from the middle and upper lias of Lincolnshire, and 

 from the Isle of Sheppy ; Mr. Bould, the following fossils collected 

 during the past week, and named by Mr. J. Tindall and the Rev. G. 

 Bailey, from the chalk and Speeton clay of Bridlington and neighbour- 

 hood, viz : — CJieneiidopom convoluta, Inoceramus Brongniartii, and I. 

 sulcatus : Belemnites mucronatus, Coscinopom pileohis, Terebratula semi- 

 glohosa, Scyphia terehrata, and S. librosa ; Syphonia terebrafa, Micraster 

 cor-angidnum, Spatangus hemisphericus, Hippalimus, G-ryph<p,a incurvaj 

 Marsupites ovnatns, Ehynchonella octoplicata, Spongia spiiwsa, S. oscu- 

 Ufera, S. terebrata, S. capitata, and <S^. radicifunnis : also specimens 

 of red jasper, agate, chalk conglomerate, flint with onyx, water 

 ■worn pebbles composed of corals, fragment of sponge showing internal 

 structure, head of Spongia capitata, a flint implement, and a number of 

 other fossils and rock specimens, forming a most interesting series. INIr. 

 IMackenzie read a paper on " The Commercial Uses of Lichens," illus- 

 trating his remarks with specimens, and exhibiting crystals of a colouring 

 matter obtained by himself from the common yellow lichen. — C. H. 

 Bould, Hon. Sec. 



Lancashire a2>i> Cheshire Entomological Society. — Monthly 

 meeting 24th June, at Liverpool, Mr. Robert Brown in the chair. — An 

 interesting paper was read by Mr. S. L. Mosley on " Exotic Butterflies," 

 which he illustrated by nmnerous beautifully executed hand paintings. 

 The usual conversazione then followed, and several exhibits were made, 

 amongst which was a very peculiar spider from Demerara, by IVL*. T. J. 

 Moore. — W. H. Mountfield, Sec. 



LrvERSEDGE Natxjralists' Society, — Monthly meeting July 2nd, the 

 Rev. W. Fowler in the chair. — Mr. Crossland exhibited the coal fossils 

 Lepidodendron Harcourtii and Catamites canmefurnm ; Mr. Wilson 

 various lepidoptera taken at and about Liversedge this year, including 

 a black variety of Betnlaria. The president laid on the table the 

 following plants from the neighbourhood of Haxey, in the Isle of 

 Axholme : — Anthyllis vulneraria and Cidora perfoliata (usually limestone 

 plants), Scleranthus annuus, Salix pentandra, Fiiiguicula vulgaris, Dro- 

 sera rotundifolia, Cladium Mariscus, Habenaria bifolia, Orchis incarnata, 

 (Enanthe Phellandrium, Carduus pratensis, Eqidsetum polystachion, 

 P olytrichiim pilifenim, and P. juniperum. 



OvEJSTDEN Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting 22nd June, Mr. 

 C. Sheard, v. p., in the chair. — A great number of botanical specimens 



