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Autumn Exhibition, and was supplemented by a good representative 

 collection of Water Colours. The usual Art Union was omitted, and 

 other sales were very small. For the Spring Exhibition, which was of 

 the usual character, the Mayor and Corporation of Bradford lent seven 

 of the fine pictures from their permanent collection, thereby adding 

 much to its interest. The sales at this Exhibition were better, but 

 below the usual mark. The Summer Exhibition was in two sections, 

 the first consisting of Pliotographs. Many of these were contributed 

 by the Members of the Derby Photographic Society, at whose request 

 the Exhibition was held, and the remainder were sent by eminent 

 photographic artists from all over the kingdom, who had been specially 

 invited by the Committee. The Exhibition was a great success, and 

 the experiment was one which may be repeated with advantage after 

 a reasonable lapse of time. The second section of the Summer 

 Exhibition consisted of the valuable Collection of Landseer Proof 

 Engravings, belonging to Jesse Haworth, Esq., J. P., of Manchester, 

 which he kindly placed at the disposal of the Committee, and these 

 proved a very great attraction. 



The Autumn Exhibition, opened on October 19th, will compare 

 favourably with any of its predecessors. It has already been largely 

 visited, and the sales have been satisfactory. The Art Union will no 

 doubt bring the number of pictures disposed of up to the average. 



The South Kensington authorities made their change of the contents 

 of the four cases on loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum at the 

 usual time, and as on former occasions, consulted the Committee as to 

 the class of objects they would wish to have sent. In addition to the 

 articles in the cases, a number of framed pictures were lent to meet a 

 special want, and the Committee desire to acknowledge once again the 

 ready courtesy with which their wishes are always met by the Museum 

 Authorities.. 



The Committee have received during the past year two valuable 

 pictures from the collection of the late Sir John Smith, the gift of Miss 

 Locke, and also several smaller gifts. The Gallery is now quite full, 

 and at every Exhibition a number of works submitted by artists have to 

 be rejected for want of room. Of course this is in a sense gratifying, 

 as pointing out the much improved position of the Gallery in the 

 estimation of the artistic world, but the Committee would be very glad 

 to have more room at their disposal, and they are quite sure that the 



