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Club to increase the number of trustworthy members. The Council is
of opinion that the ideal 500 annual subscribers on whom reliance could
be placed would not be difficult of attainment, and such a roll of
members would produce an income not only sufficient for the ordinary
expenses of the Club, but one that would also allow of our publications
being issued in a creditable form and in regular succession.
Eleven meetings have been held, including the Annual Meeting, of
which four were also Field Meetings. At these meetings the following
papers or lectures were read :—
"Notes on the Evidence bearing upon British Ethnology." By T. V.
Holmes, F.G.S., M.A.I.
"Notes on some Mounds near the Estuary of the Thames." By J. G.
Goodchild, F.G.S., F.Z.S.
"Further Notes on Essex Wells." By Wm. Whitaker, F.G.S.
"The Protective Value of Colour and Attitude in Caterpillars." By E.
B. Poulton, M.A., &c.
"On the Cetacea." By Prof. Flower. F.R.S.
"Anecdote Arboreae." By Prof. Boulger, F.L.S.
"Historical Memorials of West Ham." By Walter Crouch, F.L.S.
"The Lepidoptera of the Leigh District. Essex." By HOWARD
Vaughan, F.E.S.
"The Darwinian Theory—What it is, and How it can be Demonstrated."
By A. R. Wallace, F.L.S.
"Botanical Report on the Results of the Fungus Foray, 1886." By Dr.
M. C. Cooke, M.A., &c.
"On the Progress of the New Edition of Gibson's Flora of Essex." By
Prof. Boulger, F.L.S.
"Cats and their Allies." By J. G. Goodchild, F.G.S., &c.
"Animals with More than Two Eyes " By Hy. Walker, F.G.S.
"Recent Alterations in the East and South-east Coasts of England, with
special reference to the Essex Coast-line." By Wm. Topley,
F.G.S., &c.
The Council has to express the special thanks of the Society to Prof.
Flower, Mr. A. R. Wallace, Mr. E. B. Poulton, Mr. Goodchild, Mr. Hy.
Walker, and Mr. Topley for their great kindness in delivering lectures
before the Club ; these lectures were not only very interesting in them-
selves, but enabled the Council to control the influx of papers requiring
to be published, and so allowing time for the printing of papers in arrear.
They have also to thank our member, Mr. E. T. Stringer, for his valu-
able aid in illustrating two of the lectures by means of his oxy-hydrogen
lantern.
The Council and Secretaries much regret that the number of Field
Meetings was so small, owing to unavoidable circumstances, which it is
hoped will not recur. At the meeting at West Ham, Mr. and Mrs. Royle
again extended their profuse and kindly hospitality to the members of
the Club.
Owing to lack of funds in the early part of the year, occasioned by
the delay in the payment of subscriptions, the Council thought it well
to delay the publication of 'Transactions' and 'Proceedings' until a
sufficient sum was in the Treasurer's hands to cover liabilities. In order
to increase the sums available for publication, Mr. Holmes suggested and