19 



Three drawers of Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, &c.), coUected in 

 the neighbourhood of Liverpool by the Kev. H. H. Higgins, 

 deposited by the Eoyal Institution of Liverpool. 



Five life-sized Portraits of Mayors of Liverpool from the 

 Council Chamber, Town HaU, viz., Nicholas Eobinson, Mayor 1828; 

 Sir Thomas Brancker, Mayor 1830; W. W. Currie, Mayor 1835; 

 William Eathbone, Mayor 1837; and Sir Joshua Walmsley, 

 Mayor 1839. 



LECTUKES. 



Diu-ing the season of 1868-9, the following Free Lectures were 

 delivered in the Theatre of the Museum :— 



Ten Lectures on the Natural History of Animals, with special 



reference to recent discoveries, and to recent additions to 



the Museum, by Mr. Thomas J. Moore, Curator of the 



jNIuseum. 

 Ten Lectures on Ai't, by Mr. W. J. Bishop, Head Master of 



the Liverpool School of Art, North District. 

 And Two Lectures on Minerals and the Blowpipe, by Mr. 



F. P. Marrat. 



SCHOOLS. 



The general condition of the Schools through the year has 

 been ef&cient and satisfactory. 



The following are the statistical returns : — 



AVEEAGE NUMBER ON THE BOOKS. 



North School. South School. 



Boys 799 658 



Gui 465 359 



Infants 326 



Evening 316 



1906 



257 

 163 



1437 



AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE. 



North. South. 



Boys '. 713 594 



Girls 399 316 



Infants 292 205 



Evening ^ _^ 



1600 1241 



