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In presenting their Pirst Annual Eeport of the transactions of the 
Beistol N"atuealists' Society, yonr Council have much pleasure in 
calling attention to the steady increase in the number of its 
members, and the generally prosperous condition of its affairs. 
During the past year 28 new ordinary members have been 
elected, making with 167 original members a total of 195. Two 
honorary members have been appointed in addition to the 11 on 
whom the distinction was originally conferred, making 13 of this 
class, so that the total of ordinary and honorary members is now 
208 ; this Society being the largest association of a purely scientific 
kind that has been in operation amongst the citizens of Bristol. 
The first meeting, at which papers were read, was held on 
Thursday, June the 5th, when your President, Mr. "William Sanders, 
gave a sketch of the Geology of Portishead, embodying the result of 
his own extended observations of this district, and its relation to the 
neighbouring formations. On the same evening, Dr. Martyn read 
a paper on the Structure of Cartilage, and Mr. J. W. Morris on the 
Natural History of the Testacella, or Burrowing Slug. 
On July 8th your Society took its first excursion to Bath, thence, 
in company with Mr. Charles Moore, (since added to the list of 
honorary members) they proceeded over Hampton Downs to Claverton, 
and along the Kennet and Avon Canal, omitting no object of interest 
likely to attract the attention of a student of nature, or to call forth 
discussion. The day passed very pleasantly and instructively, and 
the members looked forward with increased interest to a second 
excursion. This took place on the 8th of August, when the 
