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performance was most brilliant, and elicited the heartiest ap- 

 plause. 



The entertainment was brought to a close by the strains of the 

 National Anthem, at the reasonable hour of half-past ten. A half 

 holiday on the following Monday (19th) was very kindly granted 

 by the Head Master, to give the entire school the opportunity of 

 seeing the splendid collections which the Conversazione had been 

 the means of bringing together. The general public attended on 

 the same day in large numbers, and many were thus able to make 

 a more minute inspection of the objects exhibited than had been 

 possible on Saturday evening, owing to the crowded state of the 

 rooms. The Botanic Garden was also visited by a large number 

 of persons, and its trim and well-kept appearance met with general 

 approval, even from the non-scientific. 



The Conversazione, from a financial point of view, proved very 

 successful. After all the heavy expenses of the evening had been 

 defrayed, a sum of nearly seventeen pounds remained in hand, the 

 greater portion of which was given to the Museum fund. The 

 committee, i;nder whose management the entire arrangements 

 were made, consisted of the following members : — The President 

 (Mr Barrington-Ward,) Eev. E. B. Poole, Eev. J. Greene, Messrs 

 Joshua Saunders, J. F. M. H. Stone, T. H. Warren, E. F. Brun- 

 skill, E. B. Don, J. Heath, E. W. Wilson, W. Claxton, W. A. 

 Smith, and D. H. Walsh. 



MEETING, June 23, 1871. 

 The President in the Chair. 



The fifth meeting for the Term was held on 23d June. Fifty- 

 eight members and visitors were present. 



The President congratulated the Society on the success of the 

 late Conversazione, and thanked the members of the Committee 

 for the energetic way in which they had assisted him. 



A "flying-fox" (Pteropus ruhricollis) was exhibited to the 

 meeting, presented to the Museum by E. G. and W. E. Money. 



The following donations were also acknowledged : — Some 

 stuffed seabirds, by Miss Stone, Bath, and by A. Cruttwell, Cor. 



