December 7th.— On the Diamond-districts of the Cape of Good Hope, by G. Gilfillan, Esq. ; communicated by Warington W. Smyth, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S.
December 21st. — On Lower Tertiary Deposits recently exposed at Portsmouth, by C. J. A. Meyer, Esq., F.G.S.
— Note on some New Crustacea from the Lower Eocene of Portsmouth, collected by C. J. A. Meyer, Esq., F.G.S., by H. Woodward, Esq., F.G.S.
— On the Chalk of the Cliffs from Seaford to Eastbourne, Sussex, by W. Whitaker, Esq., B.A., F.G.S.
— On the Chalk of the Southern part of Dorset and Devon, by W. Whitaker, Esq., B.A., F.G.S. 1871.
January 11th. — On the older Metamorphic Rocks and Granite of Banffshire, by T. E. Jamieson, Esq., F.G.S.
— On the Connexion of Volcanic Action with Changes of Level, by Joseph John Murphy, Esq., F.G.S.
— On some points in the Geology of the Neighbourhood of Malaga, by Don M. de Orueba ; communicated by Sir R. I. Murchison, Bart., F.R.S., F.G.S.
January 25th. — On the Physical Relations of the New Red Marl, Rhaetic Beds, and Lower Lias, by Prof. A. C. Ramsay, LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S.
— Note on a large Reptilian Skull from Brooke, Isle of Wight, probably Dinosaurian, and referable to the Genus Ignanodon, by J. W. Hulke, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S.
February 8th. — On the Punfield Formation, by J. W. Judd, Esq., F.G.S.
— Some Remarks on the Denudation of the Oolites of the Bath District, with a Theory on the Denudation of Oolites generally, by W. S. Mitchell, Esq., L.L.B., F.G.S.
After the Reports had been read, it was resolved, —
That they be received and entered on the Minutes of the Meeting ; and that such parts of them as the Council shall think fit be printed and distributed among the Fellows.
It was afterwards resolved, —
That the .thanks of the Society be given to R. A. C. Godwin - Austen, Esq., and to Warington W. Smyth, Esq., retiring from the office of Vice-President.
That the thanks of the Society be given to Professor Duncan, retiring from the office of Secretary.
That the thanks of the Society be given to Harvey B. Holl, M.D., G. Maw, Esq., J. C. Moore, Esq., Warington W. Smyth, Esq., and the Rev. W. S. Symonds, M.A.j retiring from the Council.
