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piece of clay containing Potamides ventricosus, from the Tipper fresh-water 

 bed ; Ostrea fiabellula, Brockenhurst series ; a piece of rock containing 

 shells of Ditvupa plana, lowest tertiary clay ; also Teredina personata. 

 from the lower eocene. All the above are from the vicinity of White- 

 cliffe Bay, Isle of Wight. Calcite crystals, Headon Hill, Alum Bay, and 

 a slab of clay with Cyprides, from the Wealden strata, Sandown Bay, 

 Isle of Wight. Mr. G. H. Crowther showed some specimens of the wry- 

 neck, golden-crested wren, kestrel, and redshank. Mr. W. E. Thomas 

 proceeded to give his lecture on the Planetary Positions of the date, and 

 drew the attention of the members to the splendid group of planets — 

 three in number — which may be seen in the west shining so brilliantly on 

 a clear evening, viz : — Yenus, which appears to be by far the largest ; 

 Jupiter the next ; and Saturn higher still, also in the same direction. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — First meeting 

 of the present session, Jan, 31st, the president, Mr. S. J. Capper, in the 

 chair. — The society elected the following officers for the current year ; — 

 president, Mr. S. J. Capper (re-elected) ; vice-president, Mr. Nicholas 

 Cooke ; secretary. Dr. J. V/. Ellis. After a vote of thanks to the 

 retiring officers, Mr. Capper, in the course of a few remarks, stated his 

 appreciation of the confidence expressed by the members of the society 

 in again electing him president. He said that at the formation of the 

 society, four years ago, he expressed a wish that some member more 

 thoroughly acquainted with entomology in all its branches would be 

 elected to the office of president, and he still hoped that before long such 

 a person would be found among the younger members of the society. He 

 congratulated the society on its success, it having commenced four years 

 ago with about half-a-dozen members, and now having about 50. He 

 was much pleased at the general good tone of the papers read before the 

 society during the past year, some of which have been printed for 

 distribution among the members. A short communication was read from 

 Mr. Dukinfield Jones, and the subject of devoting the balance in the 

 hands of the secretary to the formation of an entomological library for 

 the use of the members was considered, and postponed until the next 

 meeting. — J. W. Ellis. 



The Leeds Naturalists' Club and Scientific Association. —410th 

 meeting, Jan- 25th. — This being the first meeting after the election of 

 officers, and also of the current year, the president, Mr. W. Barwell 

 Turner, F.CS., FP.M.S., delivered his inaugural address, which he 

 entitled " The Origin of Organic Life." A discussion followed. 



411th Meeting, Feb. 1st, the president in the chair. — Mr. James R. 

 Murdoch showed several mosses from North Wales, including Mnium 

 undulatumiy Bartramia (Ederij and Mookeria lucens ; also Ectropotheoium 



