August 1898] NEWS 148 
near Cleveland, Ohio, which last is intrinsically the most valuable specimen 
recently added to the collection. 
THE Museums Association held its annual conference in Sheffield on July 4-8, 
under the presidency of Alderman Brittain, who, in his address, gave a history of 
the growth of Museums in Sheffield. The papers read were :—“ Museums in 
Relation to Art Teaching,” by Prof. W. C. F. Anderson, of Sheffield, who might 
have entitled it “ Unfortunate experiences of an Art-Student in search of infor- 
mation” ; “The Relation of Museums to Elementary Education,” by Prof. A. 
Denny, who dealt chiefly with object-lessons for teachers drawn from zoological 
subjects ; “A History of the Glasgow People’s Palace,” by James Paton ; “ Pro- 
vincial Museums and the Museums Association,” by H. Bolton, a suggestion 
subsequently endorsed by the Council, that a return of all provincial museums 
in the United Kingdom, their staff, expenditure, and character should be pre- 
pared by a committee ; “Museums from a Philistine’s point of view,” by R. E. 
Ariel Wright ; “‘ Note on some Arrangements and Fittings in the Sheffield 
Museum,” by E. Howarth ; ‘“‘ Methods of Preservation and Arrangement of Sea- 
weeds for Exhibition,” by Prof. F, E. Weiss ; “The Arrangement of Museum 
Herbaria,” by E. M. Holmes, who described various methods adopted in various 
large establishments ; “The Advantages of a Gallery of Sculpture (Casts) to an 
Art Museum,” by J. MacLauchlan ; “Notes on some Russian Museums,” by 
F. A. Bather, who used certain museums of St Petersburg, Reval, Jurjew (Dorpat), 
Moscow, Saratow, Astrakhan, Tiflis, Theodosia, as pegs for various controversial 
subjects ; “The Electric Light Installation at the Manchester Museum,” by W. E. 
Hoyle; “The Cleaning of Museums,” by Miss Nordlinger, who described the 
process as it is and as it should be carried out at the Manchester Museum ; “The 
Individuality of Museums,” by William White of the Ruskin Museum; “ Marine 
Animals Mounted as Transparencies for Museums,” by Dr H. C. Sorby ; “The 
Ethnological Arrangement of Archeological Material,” by Harlan I. Smith ; and 
“The Australian Museum,” by its secretary, S. Sinclair. During the meeting 
visits were paid to the Ruskin Museum, the Sheffield Public Museum, the Mappin 
Art Gallery, University College, the electroplating works of Messrs John Round 
& Son and Messrs Walker & Hall; and to the works of Messrs Cammell to see 
the rolling of an armour-plate for H.M.S. ‘Ocean.’ The meetings of the Associa- 
tion were held in the Council Chamber of the Corporation, and lunch was kindly 
provided each day by the Lord Mayor. Hospitality was also offered by the 
President, by Alderman Gamble, and other residents of Sheffield. The meeting 
concluded with excursions to the Langsett Water Works under the guidance of the 
engineer, Mr W. Watts, and to Castleton under the direction of Mr John Tym. 
Our remarks last month with reference to the salary offered to the curator of 
the Bristol Museum have led a correspondent to send us the Western Daily Press 
for July 13, from which we are glad to see that there are enlightened councillors 
in Bristol after all. On the recommendation that the salary of the curator 
should be £200 per annum, Mr Saise asked who assessed the value of the curator’s 
services. He thought that the salary was ridiculously inadequate, and that they 
would shortly be asked to increase it. Mr Stephens suggested that Mr Saise 
should have the courage of his convictions and move a larger salary. Personally, 
he thought £200 sufficient to start with. Mr Lloyd said that the Museum only 
served a small portion of the city, and, considering that fact, he thought the 
£2000 per annum which was required for its maintenance was too much. Mr 
Barker was not surprised at Mr Saise having raised the question as to the salary, 
because to many people the amount would seem inadequate. But the committee 
were placed in a difficulty, inasmuch as the salary which Mr Wilson received was 
£200, and a proposal to increase it would have necessitated the committee 
coming before the Council, and involved delay in the appointment. The idea 
