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The Autumn Exhibition was very good in quality, and the Art 
Union in connection with it realised A105 6s. 
In the Spring Exhibition, a number of Continental pictures were 
again added, much to the improvement of the collection, and the thanks 
of the Committee are due to the proprietors of the Hanover Gallery 
for kindly lending these from their collection. Special thanks are also 
due to H. Evans Broad, Esq., M.P., for the loan of the fine picture 
presented to him, and painted by Professor Herkomer, R.A. 
The Summer Exhibition consisted of pictures kindly lent by private 
owners, mostly residing in this neighbourhood, and proved a great 
success. The Committee are under obligation to those gentlemen who 
so kindly responded to their request for loans, and, as the experiment 
was so successful, they, when a sufficient time has elapsed, hope to 
repeat it. Among those residing at a distance who kindly contributed 
were John Aird, Esq., M.P., J. Fellows, Esq. (of West Bromwich), E. 
M. Kidd, Esq. (of Nottingham), Mrs. W. J. Smith (of Lichfield), Messrs. 
A. and F. Pears, and the Proprietors of the ‘‘ Graphic.” 
The Exhibition now in progress has thus far been very satisfactory, 
no fewer tian 8,100 visitors having passed the turnstiles during the 
four weeks it has been open. It may be mentioned that, as a proof of 
the growing estimation in which the Gallery is held by artists, the 
Hanging Committee had about seven hundred pictures submitted to 
them for this Exhibition, but the space at their disposal only allowed 
of about four hundred and thirty being selected. 
The annual change of objects on loan from the South Kensington 
Museum took place at the usual time, and the cases now contain some 
excellent specimens of wrought iron work, pottery, and electrotypes of 
‘armour. The Committee desire to acknowledge the readiness with which 
any suggestion they make as to suitable objects for loan is acted upon by 
the Museum authorities, and anxiety evinced to send such objects as may 
be useful to the various industries of the town and neighbourhood. 
The eighth season of Promenade Concerts, organised by the Curator, 
took place during last winter. Eighteen Concerts were held, attended 
by over 3,400 persons, and yielded, as usual, a substantial profit. As 
a new feature, three Literary evenings were introduced in the series, 
when short lectures were given by the Curator on the life and works of 
Tennyson, Longfellow, and Shakespeare, and were interspersed with 
musical illustrations. The Lectures having proved so successful, further 
