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Bulletin of the Natural History Society. 
JUNE 6th. 
Jas. A. Estey, Esq., read the paper of the evening, an interesting 
account of the Life and Writings of the Dead Naturalist, — Charles 
Darwin. 
JULY 4th. 
The leaders of the several sections of the Field Meeting, held at 
Duck Cove on the 24th ult., presented reports shewing their obser- 
vation of the Natural History of that region. 
A contribution from Mr. Jas. Vroom, St. Stephen, on some 
peculiarities he had noticed in the Linaria Cymhalaria was read. 
The paper is re-produced in another part of this bulletin. 
AUGUST 1st. 
The paper of the evening was read by Mr. G. F. Matthew, on the 
Lacustrine Formation of the Torryburn Valley. It is published in 
another part of the Bulletin. 
SEPTEMBER 5tH. 
Prof. Bailey read the paper of the evening on the St. John Biver 
Valley. He referred to the great importance which attaches to 
rivers from a geological stand-point. The St. J ohn Biver basin com- 
prises no less than eight geological formations. The character of this 
basin is greatly influenced by the falls at the mouth and the 
“ narrows ” through which the water is driven so impetuously by 
the flowing and ebbing of the tide. The mouth of the St. J ohn at 
one period was probably about a mile west of the present mouth. 
OCTOBER 3rd. 
The paper of the evening on our Native Wading Birds was read 
by Mr. M. Chamberlain. He gave a very interesting description of 
their habits and principal characteristics, explaining and illustrating 
his remarks by means of the very complete collection in the Society’s 
rooms. 
NOVEMBER 7tH. 
The paper of the evening — The Botany of the Upper St. John — 
read by Mr. G. U. Hay, is published in the Botanical section of this 
Bulletin. 
An extra meeting was held in the Society’s rooms on the evening 
of November 10, when Dr. Geo. Patterson, of Pictou, gave a very 
