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Sir Wytuxe Thomson-, it is announced, will shortly resign the Chair 

 c: N -.:ural History in the Univei .mburgh -which he has held 



since 1870. 



Erx Nevib. — The recent storm has rendered our esteemed corres- 

 pondent Mr. C. L. Wragge ; s hut. on the summit of Ben Nevis. 

 untenantable, and compelled him for the present to discontinue his 

 meteorological observations at that station. The A t heruzum says: 

 " Besides the obvious necessity of a suitable house on the Ben. Mr. 

 _ _ suggests the connexion of this and other high-level meteoro- 

 logical stations with low-level stations by telegraph or subterranean 

 cables, and directly with the head office in London."' 



Db. WmJAai Hams. — We regret r the death on October 



>- Dr. • . iam Hinds, who was the first President of the Bir- 



mingham Natural History Association, after its formation in 1858, 

 and who was again el -70. when it had been recon- 



stituted under its present title, the Birmingham Natural History and 

 jopical Society. There was a large attendance of members of 

 the Society, medical men, students from Queen's College, and other 

 - jf the deceased at the funeral, which took place at the Old 

 Cemetery. Birmingham, on October 24th. The late Dr. Hinds lectured 

 on Botany at the Birmingham and Midland Institute from the Bees 

 1859-60 to that E 187 



-It is with deep regret that we record the 

 sudde:. I a the 2 1st Oct . of Mr. Wrc. Carney s, 



M.B.C.- : B ton. Mr. Garneye was a most devoted student and 

 collector of insects, chiefly of the order Coleoptera, and his loss will 

 be greatly felt by all Midland Entomologi-t-. 



: : < a — During the York meeting of the British 



Association, a conference of delegates from many scientific societies 

 was held in that city with a view to promote the interests of such 

 societies by inducing them to undertake definite scientific work on a 

 uniform plan. Many interesting suggestions were made, and a com- 

 mittee was elected to arrange for the next Conference, who were 

 instructed to send a circular to local scientific societies describing the 

 work of the various committees of the British Association to which 

 they might render aid, and other scientific work which they may 

 usefully undertake. 



Heezfoedshiee Pomoha.— The fourth part of this magnificent work 

 is now published, price one guinea. Three more parts, completing the 

 book, will be published, one in each of the three next years. 



Vitprts of Societies. 



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UINGHAM NATURAL HISTORY AND MICROSCOPICAL 

 SOCIETY — -'Tit: logical Sbch b— Sepfa 27th. Mr. W. J Hirnson 



in the chair. Mr. J. Bag Uybxa macu- 



lata, C. fuxipes. and Tricholoma nictitans Mr. W. J Harrison showed Ammo- 

 nite* Humphries °* G.oucesiersL.. 

 ESol< ne from G-rrmai.y 

 men c; torn Mexico, whi<-h i*:t- r ™s .:tscriDeci by Mr 



—Mr A H s an '' otuer 



plants from tbe Coa. M v r "-• A * ho ™ ?" 



i on tbe in- : . - auu c.^-.iy i Ml 



