Old Natural History Magazines, etc. 389 



issued a Magazine, octavo, which averages about 100 pages 

 each part, with plates. The last part is published is No. 84 

 (Vol. XVIII.), June, 1917. The first appeared in 1876. In 

 recent years two parts have appeared annually. The Magazine 

 has been edited by Mr. L. J. Spencer, M.A., since 1901. 



The Magazine contains scientific papers that have been 

 read before the Society ; these give the results of original work 

 that have not been previously published elsewhere. 



At the end of each volume (since Vol. XL, 1897), the 

 Editor has given a ' List of New Mineral Names.' 



THE QUARRY. 



This paper is the ' Organ of the building, road stone, stone, 

 marble, slate, and all mineral industries,' and is issued at the 

 Colliery Guardian Office. It is sold at 6d. monthly, the 

 number for December, 1916, being Vol. XXL, No. 252. It 

 averages 24 pages of letter press, in double columns, and 

 frequently contains notes relating to northern quarries, etc. 

 The publication measures 11" by 8 J", and is well illustrated. 



ARCHAEOLOGICAL REVIEW. 



In March, 1888, appeared part 1 of the Archaeological 

 Review, a Journal of historic antiquities, which was sold at 

 12s. 6d. net, was royal octavo in size, and each monthly 

 part (2s. 6d.) contained a supplement of four or more pages 

 entitled ' Index of Archaeological papers.' It was published 

 by David Nutt, London. Volume I. contained the parts March 

 to August with a total of 456 pages. Volume II., September, 

 1888, to February, 1889, contained 413 pages. Volume III., 

 March to July, 1889, contained 435 pages, and Volume IV., 

 August, 1889 to January, 1890, contained 477 + 79 pages. 



(In Vol. IV., pp. 446-7, it is stated that the Archaeological 

 Review will in future appear as the official organ of the Folk-lore 

 Society, and under a new name). 



THE JOURNAL OF THE POSTAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



A Miscellany of Natural and Microscopical Science.* 

 With this title, four quarterly parts (8vo) were published 

 in Volume L, in 1882, 206 + 17 pp, under the editorship of 

 Alfred Allen. In Vol. II. (1883, 264 pp.), parts 7 and 8 were 

 issued together ' so as to complete the volume at the close of 

 the year of the Postal Microscopical Society.' 

 With Volume III., the title was altered to 



THE JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY AND NATURAL SCIENCE : THE 

 JOURNAL OF THE PORTAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



It contained the four quarterly parts for 1884 (271 pp.), 

 and was still edited by A. Allen. 



* See ' Yorkshire's Contribution to Science,' p. 150. 

 1917 Dec. 1. 



