The Kingsley Memorial Prize was this year divided — ;^5 to 

 Miss Edith C. Tomlin, for her Collection of Diptera and 

 Hymenoptera ; £^ to Mr. W. E. Sharp, for his Collection of 

 Coleoptera ; a Grant of/'s to Mr. Newstead, for his researches 

 into the life-histories of Injurious Insects. Smaller Grants were 

 also made to Mr. A. J. Nixon, Miss Annie Siddall, and 

 Miss Muriel Broadbent. 



The chief feature of the Council Chamber was that this 

 year the Electric Light was used for illuminating the 

 Microscopes. The success was not as great as we could have 

 wished, but the experience gained counted for something, and 

 no doubt another year we shall manage better. It was a great 

 thing to get rid of the heat and smell of the oil lamps. The 

 objects exhibited were quite up to the average, and as is always 

 the case, the room proved very attractive. 



In the Assembly Room there was a fine collection of 

 Herbaceous Plants, and during the evening Mr. E. J. Baillie 

 spoke of their cultivation and uses. 



There was a Lantern Exhibition in the Sessions Court, by 

 Mr. G. E. Thompson, who gave an interesting lecture, entitled 

 " Rambles along the Riviera." We have been indebted on 

 several former occasions' to Mr Thojipson for very beautiful 

 displays of Photographic Slides, which have been greatly 

 appreciated. 



The General Meetings of the past winter were as follows : — 

 1889. 

 Nov. 7 — " The Development of Machines," by Prof. Hele Shaw, of 



University College, Liverpool. 

 Nov. 28 — " Some aspects of Poetry," by the Rev. Canon Morris, D.D. 



1890. 

 Jan. 23 — "Agricultural Experiments," by Prof. Ed. Kinch, F.C.S., of 



the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. 

 Feb. 19—" Heredity," by E. B. Poulton, Esq., F.R.S. 

 Mar. 6 — " On Dictionaries," by T. N. Brushfield, Esq., M.D. 

 Apr. 24 — Annual General Meeting — '• Studies in Japanese Pictorial Art," 

 by H. M. J. Underhill, Esq., of Oxford. 



