1 6 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION — ANNUAL MEETING. 



To Wm. Eagle Clarke, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Member of 

 the British Ornithologists' Union and of the British Association Committee 

 on the Migration of Birds, etc. 

 Sir, — Upon the occasion of your leaving Yorkshire in order to take up an 

 important position in the Museum of Science and Art at Edinburgh, we desire, 

 on behalf of members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union and other friends, to 

 express the sincere and deep regret which is felt at your removal from the county, 

 and to offer you some permanent memento of their respect for your personal 

 character, and of their high appreciation of your scientific ability. In your 

 capacity as one of the honorary secretaries of our Union and an editor of its 

 journal The Naturalist, as well as by your share in the authorship of the ' Verte- 

 brate Fauna of Yorkshire,' you have not only manifested considerable ability as 

 an ornithologist, but have contributed materially to the advancement of science in 

 Yorkshire. We therefore beg your acceptance of the accompanying volumes of 

 ' The Ibis,' together with a timepiece, as a small token of the esteem in which 

 you are held by friends and fellow-workers, and in grateful recognition of the 

 value of the services which you have so long rendered in promoting the detailed 

 and systematic investigation of the natural history of your native county of York. 



Then follow the signatures of the Rev. William Fowler, M.A. ; 

 H. Clifton Sorby, LL.D., F.R.S. ; Prof. W. C. Williamson, LL.D., 

 F.R.S. ; J. Gilbert Baker, F.R.S., F.L.S. ; Lord Walsingham, M.A., 

 F.R.S. ; Rev. W. H. Dallinger, LL.D., F.R.S. ; Sir Ralph Payne- 

 Gallwey, Bart, M.B.O.U.; Wilfrid H. Hudleston, M.A., F.R.S.— 

 all ex-presidents of the Union; W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S. 

 (Mr. Clarke's colleague in the honorary secretaryship) ; Charles P. 

 Hobkirk, F.L.S. (chairman of the Union's Executive), and John J. 

 Stead (hon. treasurer to the Testimonial Fund), on behalf of the very 

 numerous subscribers. 



The presentation was made by Mr. Hobkirk, who, in a few 

 graceful sentences, gave expression to the mingled feelings of regret 

 at Mr. Clarke's removal to Scotland, and of congratulation to him 

 on the recognition of his scientific abilities shown by his appointment 

 to an important Government post, so generally felt by the members. 



The President, Mr. Hudleston, then delivered the address, in 

 which he dealt with ' The Geological History of Iron Ores,' illustrated 

 by a number of large diagrams. Dr. Sorby occupied the chair 

 during the delivery of the address, and at its conclusion proposed a 

 vote of thanks to the President. This was seconded by the Rev. E. 

 Maule Cole, M.A., and unanimously adopted, as was also a cordial 

 vote of thanks to the Sheffield Corporation for the use of the Museum 

 and Art Galleries, and to the Sheffield Naturalists' Club for their 

 kind and hospitable reception of the Union. The remainder of the 

 evening was devoted to the Annual Conversazione of the Sheffield 

 Naturalists' Club, forming a pleasant means of inter -association 

 between the local members and those from a greater distance. 



Naturalist, 



