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SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club. 



Dec. 8. — " Davos, the Engadine and the Italian Lakes." 



R. H. Philip. 

 1898. 



Jan. 5. — " The Fishes of the River Hull." H. M. Fostpr. 

 ,, 19. — "The formation of an English Village," lantern 

 illustraiions. J. R. Boyle, F.S A. 

 Feb. 2.— "Breeding-Haunts of British Birds," lantern 

 views. T. Audas. L.D.S. 

 ,, 16. — "An Early Doctrine of Evolution." Rev. C. A. 

 Hall. 

 Mar. 2. — "The Natural History of Goole Moor." Thos. 

 Bunker. 

 ,, 16. — " Spectroscopic Astronomy," lantern illustrations. 

 Rev. H. P. Slade, M.B.A.A. 

 30.— " The Marine Fauna of the Yorkshire Coast," 

 lantern views. F. W. Fierke, M.C S. 

 The Meetings held at 72, Prospect Street, alternate 

 Wednesdavs. 8 p.m. — T, Sheppard, Hon. Sec, 

 78, Shcrbum Street, Hull. 



Carlisle Entomological and Natural History Society. 



Dec. 6. — "The Butierflies of Cumberland, with Notes on 

 their Distribution." G. B. Routl^dge. F.E S. 

 „ 20.— " Winter Visitors to Burgh Marsh." M. C. Dixon. 

 1898. 

 Jan. 3. — " Review of 1897 " 



,, 17.— Annual Exhibition of Specimens. 

 Feb. 7. — " Coleoptera." F. H. Dav. 



„ 21 — "Prehistoric Man." J. Murray. 

 Mar. 7. — " Lepidoptera taken at light in Carlisle." J. E. 

 Thwavtes. 

 " 21. — " Observations on Bird life." B. Johnston. 



F. H. Day, Hon. Sec, 6, Currock Terrace, Carlisle. 



Preston Scientific Society. 



Dec. 1. — "The Chemistry of Food," illustrated by experi- 

 ments. J. B. Coppnck, F.C.S. 

 „ 15. — Conversazione. Guild Hall. Presidential Address, 



Dr. Collinson. 

 1898. 

 Jan. 19 — * "Bees." Rev. J. Browne, S.J. 

 April 6.—* " Methods of Fishing and Fish Culture on our 

 Coasts." R. L. Ascroft (Member of the Lan- 

 cashire Sea Fisheries Committee). 

 ,, 20. — * " Biographv of a Fern." W. Clitheroe. 

 * Illustrated by oxy-hvdrogen lantern. 

 Lecture Hall, Cross Street. Winckley Square, 8 p.m. 

 W. Hy. Heathcote, F.L.S., Secretary, 47, Frenchwood Street. 



Tunbridge Wells Natural History Society. 



W. Law Bros. 

 Mr. Whymper, at 



Dec. 3. — " Sicily and its Architecture." 

 „ 11. — "20,000 feet above the Sea." 

 3 p.m. 



17- — "Zoology of Egypt." E. H. Myddelton-Gavey. 

 M.R.C S. 



1898 

 Jan 



-H. S. 



Short 

 Russell 



14. — " Lepidoptera." H. Shepherd Walwyn. 

 28. — "How men did business 4,000 years ago 

 Roberton, B A., B Sc. 

 Feb. 11.— Specimen and Microscopical Meeting 

 Paper, " An Oak Tree Problem." R. 

 Hutchinson. 

 ,. 25.—" Krakatoa, the great Volcano." Sir Robert Ball, 



F.R.S., LL.D. 

 ,, 26 — "A Universe in motion." Sir Robert Ball, at 

 3 P.m. 

 Mar. 11.— "Torpedo Warfare." Fleet Engineer T I. 

 Haddy, R.N. 

 25. — "Honeycombing and other forms of weathering 

 of stone." Illustrated by lantern. Geo. Abbott, 

 M.R.C.S. 

 April 8.—" Problems in Plant Life." Benj. Lomax, F.L.S. 

 May 6.— Annual Meeting. 



Ordinary Meetings in the Literary Society's Library, 

 32, Pantiles, on Fridaveveningsat 8.— Miss Cooke, 

 Hon. Sec, 19, Guildjord Road. 



Warrington Field Club. 



Dec. 



1898. 

 Jan. 



3.—" Sixty Years' Science." A. J. Jolley. 



"The Geological Artion of Volcanoes, with 

 special reference to North Wales." W. H. Wood- 

 cock. 

 Feb- 4.— Short Papers : " Algae," Rev. H. Brierley. " Physi- 

 ology of Respiration," lecture, Dr. Bowden. 

 „ 18.—" Plant Structure : the Stem and the Flower " 

 A. T. Gillanders. 

 March 4.—" Frog Spawn." L. Greening, F.L.S. , M.R.I A. 

 ,, 18.— Entomological Evening and Annual Meeting 

 7.30 p.m., In the Museum Lecture Room. 



^U- J- Jolley, Hon, Sec. 



Gower 



House, 

 p.m., 



METROPOLITAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 

 The following is a list of societies in the London district 

 devoted to natural science, with hours and places of meeting. 

 They may be visited with introduction from a Fellow, 

 Member, or Secretary. Will secretaries send additions or 

 corrections. 



Anthropological Institute of Great Britain, 3, 

 Hanover Square. Second and fourtu Tuesdays at 

 8.30 p.m., November to June. 

 City of London College Science Society, White Street, 

 Moorfields, E.C. Last Wednesday in each month, 

 October to May, 7.30 pirn. 

 City of London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, London Institution, Finsbury Circus. Fiist 

 and third Tuesdays, 7.30 p.m. 

 Conchological Society, London Branch, St. Peter's 

 Rectory, Walworth. Irregular meetings. Rev. J. W. 

 Horsley, President, will answer enquiries. 

 Croydon Microscopical and Natural History' Club, 



Public Hall. Third Tuesdays, October to May, 8 p m. 

 Dulwich Scientific and Literary Association. Fort- 

 nightly lectures Lordship Lane Hall, second and fourth 

 Mondays, 8.15 p.m., from October, for winter season. 

 Ealing Natural Science and Microscopical Society, 

 Victoria Hall, Ealing. Second and last Saturdays, 

 October to May, 8 p.m. 

 Entomological Society, ii, Chandos Street, Cavendish 

 Square. First Wednesday, October to June (except 

 January). Third Wednesday, January, February, March 

 and November, 8 p.m. 

 Geologists' Association, University College, 

 Street. First Friday, 8 p.m., November to July. 

 Geological Society of London, Burlington 

 Piccadilly. First and third Wednesdays, 

 November to June. 

 Lambeth Field Club and Scientific Society, St. Mary 

 Newington Schools, Newing on Butts, S.E, First Mon- 

 days all the year and third Mondays in winter, 8 p.m. 

 Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly. 

 Fiist and third Thursdays at 8 p.m., November to June. 

 London Amateur Scientific Society, Memorial Hall, 

 Farringdon Street, E.C. Fourth Friday in each month, 

 October to May, 7.30 p.m. 

 Lubbock Field Club. Working Men's Qollege, Great 

 Ormond Street, Bloomsbury, W.C. Excursions second 

 Sundays, Meetings following Mondays, 8 pm. 

 Malacological Society of London, meets in Linnean 

 Society's Rooms, Burlington House. Second Friday 

 each month, November to June, 8 p.m. 

 Mineralogical Society. Meets in rooms of Geological 

 Society, February 4th, April 14th, June 23id, November 

 17th, 8 p.m. 

 Nonpareil Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, 99, Mansfield Street, Kingsland Road, N.E. 

 First and third Thursdays, 8 p.m. 

 North Kent Natural History and Scientific Society, 

 St. John's Schools, Wellington Street, Woolwich. 

 Alternate Wednesdays, 7.30 p m. 

 North London Natural History Society, North-East 

 London Institution, Hackney Downs Station. Second 

 and fourth Thursdays, 7.45 p.m. 

 Quekett Microscopical Club, 20, Hanover Square. First 



and third Fridays, 8 p.m. 

 Royal Botanic Society of London, Regent's Park. 



Second and fourth Saturdays at 3.45 p.m. 



Royal Horticultural Society, 117, Victoria Street, S.W. 



Second and fourth Tuesdays, except December to 



February ; 2 p.m. on show days, which vary. 



Royal Meteorological Society, 22, Great George Street, 



Westminster. 3rd Wednesday, November to June, 8 p.m. 



Royal Microscopical Society, 20, Hanover Square. 



Third Wednesdays, October to Juno, 8 p.m. 

 Selborne Society, 20, Hanover Square. No winter 



meetings. 



Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society, Public Hall, 



Sidcup. First and third Tuesdays, October to May, 8 pm. 



South London Entomological and Natural History 



Society, Hibernla Chambers, London Bridge, S.E. 



Second and fourth Thursdays, 8 p.m. 



Sutton Scientific and Literary Society, Public Hall 



Chambers. Second and forth Tuesdays, 8 p.m. 

 West Kent Natural History, Microscopical and 

 Photographic Society. Meets in School for Sons of 

 Missionaries, Blackheath, third Wednesday, in Decem- 

 ber, fourth Wednesdays in October, November, January, 

 February, March, April, May, 8 p.m. 

 Zoological Society of London, 3, Hanover Square. First 

 and third Tuesdays, 8.30 p.m., November to August. 



