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■were also a number of slides of Swiss scenery, illustrating the 

 glaciers, etc. 



A vote of thanks was proposed by Alderman J. F. Wilson, 

 seconded by J. M. Meek, M.A., and carried unanimously. 



The first meeting in the Autumn, which took place on 

 Thursday, Nov. 6th, took the form of an Exhibition Meeting, 

 when a number of microscopes with objects were arranged by 

 Mr Henry Simpson, to whom the Society are specially indebted 

 for the trouble he took to make the evening a successful one. 

 He was also assisted by Mrs. Hood and one or two others of our 

 members. 



Although the evening was fine, and there was no other 

 counter-attraction of any importance that I am aware of, the 

 attendance, which numbered not more than 20, was not altogether 

 satisfactory. 



Microscopes were kindly lent by H. Simpson, Mrs. C. Hood, 

 J. E. Stead, T. F. Ward, and Angus Macpherson, and living 

 objects and slides by Mr. Simpson, and slides by Mrs. C. Hood. 



A number of botanical specimens, mostly local, were exhibited 

 by Mr. Charlton, of Stockton, and one or two specimens of the 

 Stag Beetle, and Hornet, taken in the New Forest last summer, 

 by T. A. Lofthouse. 



On Thursday, Nov. ■20th, a Lecture was delivered in the 

 Lit. and Phil. Hall by Kenneth McLean, on " Birds that are 

 Misunderstood." The Lecture was given by arrangement with 

 the Yorks. Naturalists' Union, and Lit. and Phil, members 

 attended at the Club's invitation. There was a fairly large 

 audience, our members being very well represented. Those 

 present had the pleasure of listening to a very instructive and 

 well iUustrated Paper on the habits of many birds, such as the 

 Owls, Night Jar, Cuckoo, Kestro, Kingfisher, Heron, etc , which, 

 owing to mistaken ideas more often than not, are very much and 

 unjustly persecuted. 



At the conclusion of the Paper a vote of thanks to the 

 Lecturer was proposed by Alderman Amos Hinton, J. P., President 

 of the Literary and Philosophical Society, and seconded by J. M. 

 Meek, M.A., and put by the President, Thos. F. Ward, and 

 carried. 



