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its special features a room devoted to Continental Art, a complete 
exhibition of works (96 in number) by Members of the Royal 
Society of Miniature Painters, a very important black and white 
section, and a collective exhibition of works by Members of the 
Pastel Society. 
The Continental Section, shown in Room B, included a 
special exhibit from Denmark of 9 pictures, with 12 pieces of 
sculpture, and examples of porcelain, etching, etc. For this 
interesting novelty we are indebted to the kind co-operation of 
Mr. H. D. Roberts, Director of the Public Library, Museum, and 
Fine Art Galleries, Brighton; the works being selected from those 
at the Danish Exhibition held during the earlier months of the 
year at the Brighton Galleries. 
A special exhibition of paintings by John Lavery, A.R.A., of 
28 items, was arranged in Room N, and proved a very attractive 
feature. 
The Subscription Banquet at the opening of the Exhibition, 
instituted in 1909, was repeated on October 2nd with great success, 
there being 148 ladies and gentlemen present, including the Right 
Honourable the Earl of Derby (Lord Mayor of Liverpool), David 
Murray, R.A., John Lavery, A.R.A., W. R. Colton, A.R.A., James 
Paterson, R.S.A., Sir Wm. B. Forwood, D.L., Sir Charles Petrie, 
Sir Edward Russell, Sir James Barr, Alderman Leslie and Alderman 
Lea. 
369 works were sold, the catalogue prices of which amounted to 
£6,609 17s. 3d., as against 345 works of the catalogue value of 
£8,055 18s. Od. sold in 1911. The reduction is partly due to the 
curtailing of the amount expended by the Committee, and partly 
is in correspondence with the general shrinkage in the returns of 
the exhibition. The total, however, is, with the exception of 1911, 
the highest since 1904. 
In consequence of the retirement from business, through 
ill-health, of Mr. William Woffenden, Editor of the Illustrated 
Catalogue, I was authorised to prepare an illustrated edition, in 
addition to the ordinary issue of the official catalogue. The result 
