io6 ^V(;/<'.v (Hid ConiDients. 



shire Roman Remains, and to prepare a map. An excursion 

 will be arranged to Blackstone Edg-e during the summer. The 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, being affiliated with the new 

 society, Its members may join at the modest fee of half-a-crown 

 per annum. Mr. S. D. Kitson, of Greek Street Chambers, 

 Leeds, is the hon. secretary. The other officers elected for the 

 coming year were as shewn on page 32 of our January issue. 



THE YORK MUSEUM. 



.A^t the meeting referred to above, the members had the rare 

 privilege of being conducted around the collection of Roman 

 antiquities by Mr. Haverfield. York undoubtedly contains 

 *' the finest and most complete series of Roman remains in the 

 provinces," notwithstanding the fact that scores of valuable 

 specimens from this ancient city are to be found in other 

 museums in the country. But on examining the collection it 

 was deplorable to notice the limited space allotted to the 

 specimens — probably no more than was available when the 

 York Society first opened its Museum about a century ago. 

 Objects which in other museums would have special cases set 

 apart for their reception are literally piled one upon another, or are 

 placed in rows on shelves not protected by glass at all. Is not 

 this a crying disgrace to the wealthy citizens of York ? With- 

 out exaggeration it can be safely said that a building quite three 

 times the size of the present one is required for the proper 

 display of the treasures it contains. Is it too much to hope 

 that one result of the forthcoming meeting of the British 

 Association at York will be that a keener interest is taken in 

 York antiquities, and that better premises are provided for their 

 reception ? At a recent meeting held at the Guildhall, \'ork, the 

 Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of \'ork stated that 

 any surplus funds raised in connection with the British Associa- 

 tion meeting would be devoted to some scientific purpose. 

 What better purpose than an extension of the Museum ? 

 We can only hope that the surplus will be a large one, and 

 that it will, at any rate, form a nucleus for a fund for the work 

 -suggested. 



1).. H. C. SORHV, F.R.S. 



In the presence of a large number of specially-invited 

 supporters of higher education, the Lady Mayoress of Sheffield 

 recently unveiled at the Sheffield University a portrait of 



Naturalist, 



