secretaries' report. 
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of plates to Olivier' s ' Eegne Animale,' and a copy of a pamphlet 
' On some Points in the Histology of Certain Species of Coral- 
linacese,' written hy himself, in conjunction with Professor Duncan. 
Another corresponding member, Mr. G. Wareing Ormerod, has 
shown his abiding interest in the Society by giving a copy of his 
recent interesting work, ' Archaeological Memoirs relating to the 
East of Dartmoor ; ' as also of his account of ' Bude Stone Bemains 
situate on the easterly side of Dartmoor ; ' and of his ' Supplement 
to Second Edition of Index to Transactions of Geological Society 
of London. ' 
" The President for the past year, the Eev. S. Beal, has presented 
a copy of his ' Eeport on the Euddhist Tripitaka.' Among the 
lecturing members Mr. J. Erooking Eowe has given a large number 
of vols, of the ' Early English Text Society ; ' and a copy of his 
* Ecclesiastical History of Old Plymouth. ' Mr. Erent, ' Wilson's 
Jussieu's Elements of Eotany ' Smith's Introduction to Eotany,' 
edited by Macgillivray ; G. E. Smith's ' Catalogue of Eare or 
Eemarkable Phsenogamous Plants of South Kent;' and 1 Hall's 
Elora of Liverpool.' Mr. W. Square, several numbers of ' Pro- 
ceedings ' of the Eoyal Geographical Society. Mr. W. G. Tweedy, 
a volume of the ' European Magazine,' containing in the number for 
June, 1798, an interesting account of the Subterranean Cavern at 
Stonehouse ; and Dr. J. Merrifleld, a number of Weather Charts. 
" Dr. Wyatt, of Adelaide, has forwarded 'Schomburgh's Eotanical 
Eemiscences of British Guiana; ' ' Elora of South Australia;' ' Cata- 
logue of Plants in the Adelaide Eotanic Garden;' and 'Harcus's 
South Australia.' 
"Dr. Hayden, Western States geologist, has sent several vols, 
relating to the Government Survey of the Territories. The Eritish 
Association have presented their Eeport for 1875; the Geological 
Society of London, Nos. 126-129 of their ' Quarterly Journal;' 
the Zoological Society, Part 4, 1875, and Parts 1-3, 1876, of their 
'Proceedings;' Eoyal Dublin Society's * Journal, 'Nos. 1-23, vol. xi v.; 
Devonshire Association 'Transactions,' 1876; Eoyal Institution of 
Cornwall 'Journal,' JSTo. 18 ; Eoyal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's 
'Eeports,' 42 and 43; Eoyal Cornwall Geological Society, several 
1 Eeports,' and parts 1 and 2 of vol. ix. of 'Transactions;' Bristol 
Naturalists' Society's ' Proceedings,' vol. i. part 3 ; Norfolk and 
Norwich Naturalists' Society's ' Transactions,' vol. ii. part 2 ; Ber- 
wickshire Naturalists' Club ' Proceedings,' part 3 of vol. vii. ; 
