a brilliant success, for only in the Museum can members 

 be brought in close touch with the now most valuable 

 collection of Local Natural History Specimens. The thanks 

 of the Society are due to George Wyndham, Esq., M.P., 

 for the very interesting Address he gave, pointing out 

 the especial value and merits of the various exhibits. 

 There were two other short Lectures given in the Theatre, 

 one by Mr. J. Hanmer Hutchings on the " Revival of 

 a Mediaeval Art," the other by Dr. Sorby, F.R.S., on 

 " Marine Objects," prepared and mounted by his new 

 process ; to both these Gentlemen we are greatly indebted. 

 This was the first occasion since the completion of the 

 building that the members of our Society had an oppor- 

 tunity of inspecting the Technical Schools, now open to our 

 Citizens, and affording so many advantages and aids 

 towards pursuing such necessary branches of education. 



Our members, I am glad to say, contributed many 

 interesting exhibits to the microscopical display, which 

 is always attractive to the general public. 



The following General Lectures were given during the 

 past Winter : — 

 1895. 



Oct. 31st— "On the Compound Eye of Insects," by the President 



(Dr. Stolterfoth.) 

 Nov. 28th — " The Life History of a Mountain," by Mrs. Leo H. Grindon. 



1896. 

 Jan. 27th— "Other Worlds than Ours," by Sir Robert B.\ll, F.R.S. 

 Jan. 30th—" Typical Flora of the Earth," by Mr. J. D. Siddall. 

 Feb. 26th— " Botanic Gardens — Past and Present,'' by Professor R. J. 



Harvey Gibson, M.A., F.L.S., of Victoria University, 



Liverpool. 



Mar. 26th— "The New Photography and the X-Rays of Rontgen," by 

 the Rev. A. H. Fish, B.A., B.Sc. 



Mar. 28th — Ditto ditto (repeated by general desire ) 



Apr. i6th — "Leaf Fungi," by Mr. W. T. Haydon. 



Apr. 30th — Annual Meeting, and Lecture— "The Electric Current and some 

 of its Chemical Effects," by Mr. J. A. McMichael, B.A., 

 B.Sc, Head-Master of the Technical Day School. 



In no previous j^ear has the attendance at these 

 lectures been more encouraging. This, to a certain 

 degree, is due to the interesting subjects selected, and 



