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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



THE NATIONAL TRUST. 



We have received the annual report of the National Trust 

 for places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, issued by the 

 Secretary, from 25 Victoria Street, Westminster. It contains 

 an extraordinary record of the excellent work the Trust is 

 performing in the preservation of monuments, be they natural 

 or artificial ; and all naturalists must appreciate the way the 

 Trust is securing commons and other sanctuaries from the 

 maw of the speculative builder, and from the too enthusiastic 

 attentions of the collector and ' tourist.' Many pages are 

 devoted to descriptions of the Trust's property, and an appeal 

 is made for nearly £4000, still required in order to obtain 

 possession of Colley Hill, Mariner's Hill, Minchinhampton 

 Common, Buckingham (Chantrey Chapel) ; and the Roman 

 Fort, Ambleside. We would like to suggest that, instead of 

 erecting marble angels to the memory of one's relatives 

 or friends, there would be a much more useful and more per- 

 manent memorial if the money were sent to the secretary of 

 the National Trust. 



EXEUNT * ■ 



On the last page of part 8 of the third volume of the Brad- 

 ford Scientific Journal, occurs the following note : — ' The editors 

 regret to announce that the Council of the Bradford Scientific 

 Association have decided that the publication of this journal 

 must now be suspended.' We are sorry to learn this, and 

 though no reason is given, it will doubtless be due to the question 

 of funds. Judging from the present part it cannot be that 

 contributions are not forthcoming. The journal has followed 

 many others that have started in the county, and, oddly enough, 

 volume III. seems to be about the average extent o'f the pub- 

 lications. In view of the fact that Bradford is so important 

 a scientific centre, and was also fortunately situated as regards 

 financial assistance for its journal, the decease of the publica- 

 tion should be taken to heart by other societies who may be 

 contemplating publishing a magazine. In the Bradford 

 Scientific Journal are many important papers, which will be 

 increasingly difficult to consult as years go on, and copies be- 

 come scarcer. We trust that our Bradford friends will see 

 that complete sets are placed in as many public libraries as 

 possible, and private individuals who possess sets should see 

 that they are bound up. We know from experience how soon 

 such things are forgotten, and, after a lapse of a very few years, 

 how difficult they are to obtain. As an instance we may 

 mention the Barnsley Society's former quarterly publication, 

 which we have not yet been able to obtain, though we have 

 tried for the past fifteen years. 



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