OCCASIONAL NOTES. 



A Tribute to this Journal. 



THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN COMMISSION, 1893. 



The Finding of a Board of International Judges. 



Diploma and Medal Awarded. 



Exhibit: "Timehri," the Scientific Journal of Guiana, several 

 Volumes. 



Award . 



The " Timehri " a semi-yearly journal published by the Royal 

 Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana, took its name 

 from the natives' appellation of the pictured rocks on the large rivers, 

 the work of some ancient and forgotten tribe. The volumes exhibited 

 contain many papers based upon original researches in geology and the 

 fauna, flora and native races of British Guiana. This able journal also 

 records much of the history of the Colony and the enterprise of its citi- 

 zens and displays the intelligent zeal and public spirit manifested by the 

 Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society in the establishment and 

 maintenance of its museum, library, reading room and scientific course 

 of lectures. This institution, therefore, not only is to be commended for 

 this exhibit of its work, but commands the sympathy and support of all 

 persons interested in the development of the Sciences in South America, 



Alice M. Fletcher, Individual Judge. 

 John Boyd Thacher, Chairman, Executive 



Committee of Awards. 

 (Copied from a Diploma in our Museum.) 



Nelson's Conduct in Barbados, 1786. — The Records of Barbados 

 are full of interest although (unfortunately enough) they are consulted 

 by but few Barbadians. Nor is this interest merely parochial ; sometimes 

 one touches a figure of world fame. Here is an extract from the 

 minutes of a meeting of Council held under the presidency of Governor 

 D. Parry on July 4, 1786 : — 



" The Governor said he wished to make mention of a remarkable 

 matter which had lately happened. That what he alluded to was the 

 conduct of Captain Nelson, the Commander of His Majesty's Ship of 

 War, Boreas, who had undertaken without authority, and in an 

 arbitrary manner, to take away with him from Carlisle Bav two 

 vessels which were depending as seizures before the Court of Vice- 

 Admiralty in this Island ; a conduct which demanded Reprehension, 

 and could not be submitted to without opposition in a Civil Govern- 

 ment. His Excellency added that in turning over some old miuutes 

 of this Board he had found that during the administration of 

 Governor Byng something had happened which required an inves- 



