Sheffield premises Petty disbursements and incidentals 0 10 0 --------- £22 0 8 II. Affairs of the Master. £ s. d. Balance, Feb. 20th 225 5 9 Cash (Portsdown mortgage, paid March 2nd) 1522 12 4 ---------- 1747 18 1 Feb. 28. Klein [29] 40 0 0 March 1. Raffaelle Carloforti [30] 15 0 0 2. Thomas Wade, Esq. [31] 31 10 0 6. Self [32] 35 0 0 6. Arthur Burgess 30 0 0 9. F. Crawley [33] 40 0 0 10. Charles F. Murray, Esq. [34] 10 0 0 11. Antonio Valmarana [35] 50 0 0 16. Antonio Coletti [36] 25 0 0 -------- 276 10 0 ----------- Balance £1471 8 1 III. “6, Moira Place, Southampton, 15th Feb., 1876. “Dear Sir,—On referring to Helix ericetorum (the species I take your outline to be enlarged from) in Dr. Turton’s British Land and Fresh-water Shells, with additions by Dr. Gray, I find it stated, on the authority of M. Bouchard, that the eggs of H. ericetorum are laid from July to November, and are from forty to sixty in number, the time of hatching being twenty days after laying, and the length of the snail’s life is eighteen months. It is not, however, stated whether these particulars refer to H. ericetorum in England or France. “The only extra information I can get from my other book is that heavy rains kill great numbers of them. “Your drawing refers to the shell of a full-grown snail, shown by its having six whorls, and by the slight reflex curve at the outer end of the spiral. [37] “With regard to the formation of the shell, I can state that it was formed by successive additions during the life of the snail, the small dark transparent portion in the centre of the spiral being the nucleus, and the lines and ridges crossing the spiral indicate the different rings or layers of shell added to suit the convenience of the snail. “I enclose specimens of H. ericetorum from Deal, [38] to enable you to compare them with those from Arundel, to make sure that they are the same species. “I am, dear Sir, your obedient servant, “H. L.”