1887. Photographic Section. 



Nov. 9 — " Lantern Slides on Dry Plates," by Mr. F Evans. 

 Dec. I — Exhibition of Negatives and Lantern Slides by the Members. 

 Dec. 16— "Enlarging," by Messrs. E. W. Cowan and W. J. P. Fawcus. 



1888. 

 Jan. 19 — "Picturesque GUmpses of Italy," by Mr. G. E. Thompson, 



Liverpool. 

 Mar. 3—" Light and Colour," by the Rev. A. H. Fish, B.A., B.Sc. 

 Mar. 22 — "Composition," by Mr. T. Walmsley Price. 



1887. Geological Section. 



Nov. 10 — " The Origin and Age of the World in which we Uve," by 

 Mr. a. W. Lucas, F.R.G.S., Secretary. 

 1888. 

 Feb. 16 — "The Composition of the Crust of the Earth-Rocks — Igneous, 

 Volcanic, Metamorphic, Aqueous," by Mr. A. W. Lucas, 

 Secretary. 

 Apr. 12 — "Colerado and Yellow Stone," by Mr. Arthur Rigg. 



Natural Philosophy Section. 



Jan. 12 — " An Elementary Chapter in Astronomy, \vith special reference to 



the present so-called Star of Bethlehem," by Mr. W. 



Vincent. 

 Mar. 15 — "Explosives in Coal Mines : how Caused and how Prevented," by 



Mr. E. Lloyd Roberts. 

 Apr. 19 — "Electrical Discoveries by Benjamin Franklin," by Mr. E. W. 



Cowan. 



1887. Botanical Section. 



Dec. 8 — "Reminiscences of the late Mr. John Price,'' by Mr. E. J. 

 Baillie, F.L.S., Secretary. 

 1888. 

 Feb. 2 — " The past and future work of the Section," by Mr. J. D. Siddall, 



Chairman. 

 Mar. I — "The Spring Phenomena of Plant Life," by Mr. Robert 

 Holland. 



The Sectional Meetings have been better attended this 

 winter than they have been for some years past. This may be 

 partly owing to the fresh spirit which has been infused by several 

 new Members coming forward to read Papers ; and the quality 

 of all the Papers has been very encouraging. They have been 

 well illustrated both by specimens, diagrams, and photographs. 

 The Photographic Section has shown its energy by meeting six 

 times during the past winter, and by explaining and showing the 

 working of the technical side of photography has, we think, 

 stimulated many of our scientific friends to take an interest in 



