182 THE DARWIN PRIZE. 



1st. — That a Prize, (to be called, by permission of Mr. Charles 

 Darwin, F.E.S., " The Darwin Prize,") of the value of £10, to 

 include a Gold or Bronze "Darwin Medal," at the option of the 

 successful candidate, be given annually for a paper indicating 

 original research upon a subject within the scope of the Societies 

 in the Union, contributed by a member for publication in the 

 Journal of the Union. 



2nd. — That the subjects for " The Darwin Prize," for the 

 three years ensuing, be limited as under — 



In 1881 to Geology, 



In 1882 to Biology, 



In 1883 to Archaeology. 



3rd. — That a Committee of five, annually elected for the 

 purpose by the Committee of Management, adjudicate the prize 

 to such paper, of sufficient merit, on the subject of the year, 

 contributed as aforesaid to the Journal of the Union, (the 

 " Midland Naturalist,") either actually published, or sent in for 

 publication during the twelve months preceding the 31st of March 

 of that year, and declare the adjudication at the Annual Meeting. 



4th. — That right be reserved for the adjudicators to withhold 

 the prize, if in their opinion no contribution has been sent in of 

 sufficient merit. 



Contributions for "The Darwin Prize" next year must be forwarded to 

 the Editors of the "Midland Naturalist," Midland Counties Herald Office, 

 Birmingham, on or before the 31st March, 1881. 

 Herewald Wake, President. 



T. Weight, F.R.S., Chairman of the Committee. 

 Edward W. Badger, ) „ 

 Henry Basevi, } Hon - Secs - 



Birmingham, July 20th, 1880. 



MIDLAND UNION OF NATUEAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 



THIRD ANNUAL MEETING AT NORTHAMPTON, 

 JUNE 17th and 18th, 1880. 



THE CONVERSAZIONE. 



The Conversazione at Northampton was as satisfactory and interest- 

 ing as those at Birmingham and Leicester at the formes meetings of the 

 Union. It was held in the Guildhall, on Thursday evening, June 17th. The 

 suite of rooms was decorated, and the general arrangements carried out 

 by Messrs. M. H. Holding, H. J. Atkins, S. J. Newman, and W. B. Saul, 

 who are to be congratulated upon the result of their labours, and upon 

 the way in which, by the liberal use of placards, they made known to the 

 visitors where the different exhibits were placed in the somewhat com- 

 plicated building. Valuable help in the same direction was also given 

 in the excellent catalogue, drawn up by Mr. B. Thompson, F.C.S., in 

 which also each exhibit was, as far as possible, carefully described. 



