Capt. MORTIMER'S Note on the Occurrence of the Snow

Bunting and Starling at sea.

Capt. CAWNE WARREN, on the Loggerhead Turtle and

the Leather Turtle.

Mr. FREDERICK ARMSTRONG'S Note on a Plague of

Australian Rats.

Mr. E. DUKINFIELD JONES' Notes on Lepidoptera of
Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Rev. W. H. DALLINGER, on " Life Histories and their

Lessons."

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PAPERS PRINTED.

Mr. E. R. RUSSELL." President's Address'

Mr. J. A. PICTON, F.S.A.-" Money, Coin, and Currency-

Remarks on some Recent Fallacies connected there-

with."

Mr. A. J. MOTT.-" The Nebular Theory."

Rev. T. P. KIRKMAN, M.A., F.R.S.-"On the Simplest Pos-

sible Experiment in Physical Science-An Elementary

Study in Philosophy without Assumptions," Part 1

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1

49

139

83

Rev. J. SEPHTON, M.A.-" Translation of Eirik the Red's

Saga."

Mr. JAMES T. FOARD.. "Life of Mr. Justice Story,

Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of the United

States."

Dr. DRYSDALE." Plan of a Self-acting Method of Regu-

lating the Stock of Gold for the Paper Currency."...

Rev. H. H. HIGGINS." On Life in the Lowest Organisms."

"On the Plasmodium of a Myxomycetous Fungus.".

Dr. CAMPBELL BROWN.-"On the Classification of the

Chemical Elements and Mendeleef's Periodic Law."...

Mr. H. J. CARTER.-" Preliminary Report on Manaar Gulf
Dredgings," with comments by Mr. THOS. HIGGIN.

Rev. W. H. DALLINGER, F.R.S.-" Life Histories and

their Lessons.".

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APPENDIX.

Mr. F. P. MARRAT.-" On the Varieties of the Shells belonging

to the Genus Nassa, Lam."

ORDINARY MEMBERS,

ON THE SOCIETY'S ROLL AT THE CLOSE OF THE 69TH SESSION.

CORRECTED TO SEPTEMBER, 1880.

Life Members are marked with an Asterisk.

Oct. 21, 1872 Abbott, Joseph, B.A., 2, Picton-street, Wavertree-

road.

Oct. 21, 1878 Adair, William, 6, Greenheys-road, Prince's Park.

March 24, 1879 Alexander, William, M.D., 102, Bedford-street

South.

Nov. 4, 1867 Allen, John Fenwick, Peaseley Vale, St. Helens.
Nov. 12, 1877 Allman, G. W., Ullet Road.

March 7, 1864 Archer, F., B.A., Trin. Col., Cantab., Boundary

Cottage, Little Crosby.

*Nov. 28, 1853 Archer, T. C., F.R.S.E., F.R.SS.A., Director of
the Industrial Museum, Edinburgh.

Dec. 14, 1863 Ashe, Theop. Fielding, 9-15, Atherton-street.
Nov. 26, 1877 Atkins, H. Norwood, 7, Hardy-street.

Nov. 12, 1877 Atkinson, John, Manchester-street.

Jan. 11, 1864 Bagshaw, John, 87, Church-street, and 64, Cress-

ington Park.

Nov. 18, 1876 Ball, Geo. Hy., The Priory, St. George's Mount,

New Brighton.

April 20, 1874 Barton, Rev. John, M.A., Vicarage, Rainhill.

Mar. 18, 1878 Beall, Geo., F.R.G.S., 4, Beech Mount, Kensing-

ton, or 4, Custom House Arcade.

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Oct. 21, 1878

Nov. 15, 1869

Beasley, Hy. Charles, Acrefield, Woolton.

Beer, Joseph B. de, Northern Assurance Chambers,
Tithebarn-street.

Feb. 22, 1875 Bellew, Thomas, A., Cunard Mail Office, 8, Water

street.

Nov. 15, 1875 Bellis, William, Sunny Bank, Victoria Park,

Wavertree.

Jan. 27, 1879 Beloe, Chas. H., 16, Falkner-square, and 13,

Harrington-street.

Dec. 10, 1866 Benas, Baron Louis, Imperial Chambers, Dale

street.

Nov. 27, 1865 Biggs, Arthur Worthington, 28, Exchange-street East, and 11, Percy-street.

Feb. 6, 1872 Biggs, John H. W., 6, Windsor-buildings, George-street

Oct. 81, 1850 Birch, James (Messrs. Reiss Bros.), 12, The

Temple.

Oct. 15, 1877 Birchall, F. W., Westminster-road, Kirkdale.
Jan. 25, 1864 Birchall, James, Kirkdale, HON. SECRETARY,
March 9, 1866 Blood, William, Chamber of Commerce, and Greta
Mount, 5, Woodchurch-road, Birkenhead.

Dec. 16, 1878 Bogue, Robert Lachlan, The College, Shaw-street.
Feb. 18, 1878 Bouch, John, 28, Berkley-street.

Nov. 26, 1866 Boult, Joseph, 15D, Exchange Buildings, W.
Oct. 19, 1868 Bower, Anthony, Vauxhall Foundry, and Bowers-

dale, Seaforth.

Oct. 21, 1872 Bowring, C. T. Elmsleigh, Prince's-Park, and 20, Lancaster-buildings, Tithebarn-street.

Dec. 15, 1873 Brass, Joseph, M.D., 6, Upper Parliament-street. Nov. 4, 1867 Bramwell, Ed., Cowley Hill, St. Helens.

Jan. 27, 1873 Bremner, H. H., 15, Lord-street.

Nov. 12, 1866 Browne, Edgar A., 86, Bedford-street, South. Oct. 18, 1869 Brown, Dr. J. Campbell, D.Sc., F.C.S., School of Medicine, Dover-street.

Oct. 30, 1876 Bulman, Richard, 2, India-buildings, Water-street. Feb. 4, 1867 Burden, Edward, 123, Upper Parliament-street.