The Borings for Water at Bootle, by Mr. G. H.

MORTON, F.G.S.

TWELFTH ORDINARY MEETING....

...

Proving of Mr. Hartnup's law for the Correction of

Marine Chronometers, by Mr. ARTHUR NEVINS.

Mr. E. R. RUSSELL, on "Trevelyan's Macaulay."

THIRTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING

Memorial respecting New University Charter.

New method of Polarising Light in the Oxyhydrogen

Microscope, by Dr. RICKARD.

Mr. MALCOLM GUTHRIE, on "A Critical Examination

of Mr. Herbert Spencer's Fundamental Physics."

Mr. ISAAC ROBERTS, F.G.S., on "Boring in East

Hoyle Bank."

Mr. THOMAS HIGGIN, F.Z.S., "Notes on the Poly-
pidum of the Hydractinidæ."

Mr. JAMES BIRCHALL, on "Dunkirk and Gibraltar;

a Historical Note on British Interests Abroad."

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PAPERS PRINTED.

Mr. JOHN J. DRYSDALE, M.D., M.R.C.S.-President's

Address" Is Scientific Materialism compatible with

Dogmatic Theology?".

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1

Mr. JOSEPH BOULT, F.R.I.B.A.-On "The Credibility of

Venerable Bede".

127

....

Rev. H. H. HIGGINS, M.A.-On "Developmentalists and

Evolutionists; or, the Use of Dogma in Science,"
with an Illustration..................

Mr. JOSIAH MARPLES.-On "Amy Robsart, the Story of

her Married Life and of her Death," with Illustrations

67

151

Mr. THOMAS WARD.--On "The Salt Lakes, Deserts, and
Salt Districts of Asia," with a Map........

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233

Mr. JAMES A. PICTON, F.S.A.-On "Scientific Materialism

from a Non-scientific Point of View"

95

Mr. J. N. SHOOLBRED, B.A., C.E,-On "Tides in the
Irish Sea and in the River Mersey," with Illustrations

Mr. BARON L. BENAS.-On "The Proverbs of European

Nations

359

291

Rev. T. P. KIRKMAN, M.A., F.R.S.-On "The Enume-

ration and Construction of the 9-Acral 9-Edra,"

with illustrations, and "The Construction of the

Poly-Edra"

177

Rev. Dr. STERN.-On "Moses Mendelssohn".......

333

Mr. E. R. RUSSELL.-On " Trevelyan's Macaulay"

257

ON THE SOCIETY'S ROLL AT THE CLOSE OF THE 67TH SESSION,

CORRECTED TO JUNE, 1878.

Life Members are marked with an Asterisk.

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

road.

Oct. 11, 1833 Aikin, James, 4, Gambier-terrace.

Nov. 4, 1867 Allen, John Fenwick, Peaseley Vale, St. Helens.
Nov. 12, 1877 Allman, G. W., The Breck, Anfield.
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.S.S.A., Director of
the Industrial Museum, Edinburgh.

Dec. 14, 1863 Ashe, Theop. Fielding, 9–15, Atherton-street.
Nov. 26, 1877 Atkins, H. Norwood, St. James's-street.

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

Jan. 11, 1864 Bagshaw, John, 87, Church-street, and 26, Bent-
ley-road, Prince's-park.

May 4, 1863 Bailey, Fras. J., L.R.C.P., 51, Grove-street.
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.

Nov. 15, 1869 Beer, Joseph B. de, Northern Assurance Chambers,
Tithebarn-street.

Jan. 11, 1875 Bell, Wilson, 1, Laburnum Villas, Egerton-street,

New Brighton.

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

street.

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

Wavertree.

Dec. 10, 1866 Benas, Baron Louis, 5, South Castle-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.

Nov. 26, 1877 Bindloss, E. W., Sandown-lane, Wavertree.
Oct. 31, 1859 Birch, Jas. (Messrs. Reiss Bros.), 12, The Temple.
Oct. 15, 1877 Birchall, F. W., Westminster-road, Kirkdale.
Jan. 25, 1864 Birchall, James, Governor of the Liverpool Indus-
trial Schools, Kirkdale, HoN. SECRETARY.

Dec.

14, 1874 Black, Rev. R, M.A., 26, Falkner-street. March 9, 1866 Blood, William, Chamber of Commerce, and Greta Mount, 5, Woodchurch-road, Birkenhead.

Feb. 18, 1878 Bouch, John, 50, Arnold-street.

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

Oct.

Dec.

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

Oct.

Oct.

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

80, 1876 Bulman, Richard (Messrs. Baker, Bulman & Co.),
2, India-buildings, Water-street.

Feb. 4, 1867 Burden, Edward, 123, Upper Parliament-street. Nov. 12, 1866 Butler, Rev. George, The College, Shaw-street.