Proceedings of Provincial Scientific Societies. 167 



Mere in 1908, in the same way as an excursion of the Union 

 to the Flamborough district resulted in the preservation of 

 the peregrines at Bernpton, which now, form another valuable 

 addition to our local avi-fauna. 



YORKSHIRE UNIVERSITIES MARINE LABORATORY. 



The Universities of Leeds and Sheffield have recently 

 acquired a lease of the old coastguard cottage at Robin Hood's 

 Ba3^ and have fitted it up with water, gas, and work-benches 

 for use as a marine laboratory by their students. The labora- 

 tory will be administered as an extension of the Zoological 

 Departments of the two Universities, Professor Denny of 

 Sheffield and Professor Garstang of Leeds acting jointly as 

 directors. The undertaking is of an experimental nature at 

 present, but there can be little doubt that the arrangement 

 will meet a distinct need. Experience has shown that very few 

 Yorkshire students can afford the time and expense involved 

 in journeys to Plymouth or even Port Erin, and a party of ten 

 students who made use of the laboratory at Easter, found in the 

 simplicity of their accommodation, no hindrance to a week's 

 successful work. 



The report of the Colchester Museum for the year ending JNIarch 31st, 

 19 1 2, contains the usual extensive list of suitable additions. There are 

 illustrations of founder's hoards of the Bronze Age, Bronze Age and Late 

 Celtic earthenware, bygones, etc. 



The Eighty-Ninth Report of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical 

 Society contains a list of additions during the year, a useful meteorological 

 report, a note on ' Dentritic Markings in Rain Gauge,' and, as an appendix, 

 ' A List of Ethnographical Collection, Antiquities, Curiosities, Specimens 

 of Art from Semi-barbarous Countries, etc.'. This includes 26S items. 



The Fifty-Ninth Annual Report of the Nottingham Naturalists' Society 



for 1910-11, was published, as properly stated on the cover, 'Friday, 

 May 3rd, 1912.' It contains an abstract of a paper on the ' Geological 

 Aspects of Scenery near Nottingham,' by Dr. F. Oswald ; a paper on ' The 

 Mycetozoa of Nottinghamshire,' by Prof. J. W. Carr ; ' Annelid 1-funting 

 in Nottinghamshire,' by Rev. H. Friend, and ' On the Discovery of Anthra- 

 palaemon in the Nottinghamshire Coalfield,' by Dr. Moysey. 



From the Bankfield Museum, Halifax, we have received publications 

 Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 11. The first-named is sold at one shilling, and deals 

 with Halifax Posts, 1684-1852, and contains illustrations of a large number 

 of postmarks, etc. Like Nos. 9 and 11, it is by the Hon. Curator. Mr. H. 

 Ling Roth. No. 9 is entitled ' The Introduction of Scientific Physical 

 Culture into England,' and is sold at threepence. No. 10 is by Mr. F. 

 Villey, and describes the Roman Remains from Slack, which are in the 

 Halifax museum. It is well illustrated, and, like No. 11, is sold at one 

 penny. The pamphlet on Hand Card Making is of exceptional value, ' 

 and Mr. Ling Roth is to be congratulated upon having placed on record 

 information respecting this bj'-gone industry ; information which future 

 investigators could not possibly secure. 



1912 June I. 



