an interesting account of the time of coming ami going of 
^Vaclel•s, (fee., at that jjlace. 
Iwo notes by Mr. Plowright, of King’s Lynn, on the occurrence 
of Sp(mmis criapa in the park of Lord Stafford, at Costesse}', one 
of our rarest fungoids ; and of Geaster coUfonnis, at Killington, 
after an interval of eiglity years absence, or rather not being 
noticed during that period ; — these, with a note on some rare 
bungi at Mattishall, l)y the Ilov. J. !M, Du Port, form interesting 
additioms to our last years work. Tlirougli the kind courtesy of 
Captain Peilden, your ‘ 'rrau-sactions ’ will be further enriched by a 
most lucid account of the Katiiral History of Fmnz-Josef-land, 
the more .so, as some of the facts contained in it have, up to the 
present, not been made public. It will not only prove a valuable 
addition to our papers, but also a pleasing remembrance of one, 
whose name is so well known in connection with Arctic and other 
scientific research, and whose kindliness won the esteem of all who 
have had the pleasure of being ac(iuainted with him. 
Mr. A. AV. Preston gave us an account of the “15arrow-in Furness 
field Club,’' with irotes of an excursion to Coniston "Water, 
detailing the work and position of that Society. His photogr:rphs 
(>l the district, and well-preserved specimens of the mrer plants 
and berns, met with general approval. 
It has often ])een remarked, that although the uncultivated 
districts of Korfolk must have swarmed with bird life in past 
times, and, whilst frequent mention of the birds of other districts 
occur in old authoi-s, there is a singular neglect with regard to 
the birds of our own county. Our Society has made it one of its 
objects to endeavour to remedy this omission, so far as possible, by 
collecting and publishing all the information that can be found, 
or which its membei-s have been able to discover ; and this session, 
through the kindness of Miss Chandler, and the indefotigable 
watchfulness of Mr. Stevenson (who, though to our sincere regret, he 
1 .S still prevented by ill health from being amongst us, lias been by 
no means idle in our interest), we are enabled to present to our 
members some interesting extracts from the journal of the Eev. 
M. AVhitear, one of the authors of Sheppard and AVhitear’s 
