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besides our own, viz., the Royal, Quekett, South London, New 

 Cross, Greenwich, Sydenham and Forest Hill, Sutton, Waltham- 

 stow. South London Entomological, Tower Hill, and Holmes- 

 dale ; and in addition 28 exhibitors not attached to any club. 



The arrangements were excellent, for which we have chiefly 

 to thank our late President, Mr. Berney, and his zealous 

 coadjutors on the Soiree Committee, together with our Honorary 

 Secretary, Mr. Sarjeant. Great complaint was, however, made 

 of the ladies' cloak-room arrangements, which will doubtless have 

 the attention of the Committee another year. 



Amongst the exhibits the place of honour was distinctly due 

 to Mr. Crowley's magnificent collection of Palasarctic Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera, a most instructive and admirably-arranged series. 



Mr. Lovett's ethnological exhibits were, as usual, of great 

 interest, and the labours of our photographic section, in which 

 Messrs. Allen, Brewer, Jaques, McKean, and Low Sarjeant have 

 taken an active part, were admirably illustrated on the walls. 



The platinotypes exhibited by Mr. Low Sarjeant, and the 

 practical exposition of this method of photography by the 

 Platinotype Company, excited much interest and attention ; as 

 also did the livmg ants, pursuing their industrious labours, 

 shown by Mr. E. Skinner. 



It is impossible to enumerate the many interesting objects 

 exhibited, and I can only briefly refer to the pictures kindly 

 contributed by Mr. Page, Mr. Lucas, Mr. J. H. Drage, and 

 other local artists ; the admirable photographs shown by Mr. 

 CoUyer, Mr. Major, Mr. A. Pye Smith, and other gentlemen; the 

 weU-mouuted botanical specimens of Mr. Epps ; the rain and 

 tide gauges of Mr. Baldwin Latham ; and the basket of freshly- 

 gathered flowers numbering not less than 68 species, all gathered 

 in his own or neighbouring gardens at Addiscombe, in the open, 

 by Mr. W. P. Miller. This number compares with 44, 53, 99, 

 and 134, exhibited under similar circumstances in the four 

 preceding years. 



Many other interesting exhibits will doubtless occur to my 

 readers, which I have overlooked. The microscopic department 

 was generally pronounced to be of unusual interest, the objects 

 being well selected, well shown, and illuminated with judgment 

 and effect. 



In thus reviewing at some length the doings of the past year, 

 I fear I have somewhat trespassed on your patience ; but it is, I 

 think, a record on which we may look back with satisfaction, and 

 it shows at any rate that the Club offers to such of its members 

 as choose to avail themselves of them, abundant opportunities 

 of exchanging information and increasing their knowledge, of 

 pleasant rambles in good company and often under able guidance 

 to the most interesting spots in the beautiful country by which 

 we are surrounded. 



