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ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE. 



The following is an account of the Annual Conversazione, held 

 in the Museum, on Thursday Evening, 6th May. 



( Extract from Local Papers. ) 



Last evening the Annual Conversazione of this Club took place 

 in the Museum, and was fashionably attended. As usual, there 

 was a large and varied collection of interesting articles, which were 

 inspected with evident pleasure by the visitors. The several apart- 

 ments of the building, as well as the lobbies, &c, were neatly de- 

 corated with evergreens and banners; this work, which must have 

 entailed a large amount of labour, having been carried out in the 

 most artistic manner by a sub-committee of the Club, assisted by 

 Mr. William Darragh, the efficient curator of the Museum. On 

 the tables were placed a large quantity of choice flowers, forwarded 

 by Messrs. Philip Johnston, J.P., E. H. Thompson, J.P., A. J. 

 Macrory, Frederick Bell, and E. H. Bell, some choice plants kindly 

 lent by Mr. R. B. Matthews, and a variety of wild flowers collected 

 by the members. Messrs. Swanston and Gray exhibited their col- 



