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Northern News. 



Naturalists' Union, honorary member of the Scarborough 

 Natural History Society, and one of the original founders of 

 the Thirsk Natural History Society. In the last-named he 

 evinced a very special interest, was never absent from its 

 meetings, and always had a good collection of exhibits, which 

 it was a pleasure to hear him describe. 



Mr. Foggitt, who was a magistrate for the North Riding, 

 married a daughter of the late John Blackett, currier, Thirsk, 



but she died some years ago. There was a numerous family, 

 of whom five sons and three daughters survive. Two of the 

 sons are abroad, and the remaining three are all following in 

 the footsteps of their father, not only in their love for natural 

 history, but in business affairs. 



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The annual meeting of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society 

 was held recently. The report, submitted by Prof. W. Garstang, regretted 

 that the attendance at the lectures was far from satisfactory, and mentioned 

 that the Council was obliged to consider whether some rearrangement 

 of the normal meetings of the society might not be necessary for the ensuing 

 session. ' The increasing popularity of the museum,' the report proceeded, 

 ' is a pleasing feature of the year, the number of visitors having surpassed 

 even the record numbers of the previous year.' Under the Leeds schools 

 museum scheme 136 schools had sent 13,000 children, and by the end of 

 the month between 15,000 to 16,000 would have passed through the able 

 hands of Mr. Crowther. At the beginning of the year there was owing 

 to the treasurer ^622 and at the close the adverse balance was ^711. 

 Altogether the deficit for the year was ^114. 



Naturalist, 



