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(Birmingham) a collection of British sea weeds. In Geology, Mr. Horace 

 Pearce, F.L.S., F.G.S., (Stourbridge,) had specimens of Agates from the 

 United States, including Agate patera, ribbon variety ; bones from 

 Castleton, specimens of mineral ores, &c. Mr. W. J. Harrison 

 (Leicester,) a collection of Rhastic Fossils ; and Mr. H. J. Eunson a 

 section showing tbe strata exposed by a deep well boring at Kingsthorpe, 

 near Northampton. 



Photography, under the charge of Mr. H. Manfield, was well 

 represented by the Photographical Section of the Northampton Society. 

 The Autotype enlargement of Castle Ashby Church, from a negative 

 by Mr. R. G. Scriven, and the Autotype enlargement of the ball room, 

 Haddon Hall, from a negative by Mr. H. Manfield, were especially 

 worthy of notice. Two albums of photographic landscapes, &c, 

 representing the work of the section during the past three years, were also 

 exhibited. Mr. H. E. Forrest (Birmingham) also had three albums of 

 landscapes, &c. 



Scientific apparatus, under the charge of Mr. B. Thompson, F.C.S., 

 and Mr. G. C. Osborne, was represented by Chladni's figures by Mr. "W. J. 

 Morley (Birmingham,) and Mr. B. Thompson ; Hughes's audiometer by 

 Mr. G. H. Twigg (Birmingham ;) spectroscopes, polariscopes, Messrs. B. 

 Thompson and C. J. Watson (Birmingham ;) pyrometers, galvanometers, 

 &c, Mr. B. Thompson ; radiometer, Mr. J. Eunson ; a new portable 

 form of constant bichromate battery, by Mr. J. T. Godfrey (Nottingham ;) 

 Edison's electric pen, by Mr. H. Manfield. Experiments in thermo- 

 electricity, by Mr. C. R. Robinson, &c, &c. Mr. T. Bolton (Birming- 

 ham) exhibited the stencilograph. The London Stereoscopic Company 

 exhibited the phonograph and telephone. 



Microscopy was chiefly represented by visitors from Birmingham. 

 Mr. W. R. Hughes showed spicules of Sponges, and other specimens 

 illustrative of Marine Zoology ; Mr. A. Lucy, Volvox globator ; the Rev. 

 J. E. Vize, fungi, algaa, &c. ; Mr. H. E. Forrest, Daphnia Kahlbergemis, 

 and an album of pen and ink drawings of microscopic objects ; Mr. J. 

 Levick, Anurcea longispina, &c, from Birmingham water supply; Mr. T. 

 Bolton, Leptodora hyalina, &c. ; Mr. E. D. Hamel, Euglena viridis. A 

 variety of mounted objects were exhibited by Messrs. G. H. Twigg, W. 

 H. Cox, C. J. Watson, E. A. Durham, A. Kempson, J. Morley, J. Potts, 

 C. Pumphrey, and others. 



At intervals during the evening, a band, under the leadership of Mr. 

 G. Ashton, played selections of music, while the very Rev. Canon Scott, 

 D.D., and Mr. Brook Sampson, Mus. Bac, performed excellently some 

 selections on the organ. Refreshments were well served by Mr.Nicholls. 

 The visitors numbered some 300. The general arrangements were made 

 by a committee, consisting of members of the Northampton Natural 

 History Society, the principal workers being the Rev. S. J. W. Sanders, 

 Rev. G. Nicholson, Messrs. W. Hull, B. Thompson, M. H. Holding, G. 

 Osborne, H. J. Atkins, H. Manfield, T. L. Cordeux, and C. E. Crick, the 

 two last named being the Hon. Secretaries of the Society. 



