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Antrim chalk; and Mr. William Darragh some cases of marine 

 birds, which lormed a noteworthy feature. A large collection of 

 British medals, the records of victories on both flood and field, were 

 lent by Mr. John Browne. The walls were covered with a great 

 assortment of pictures. Dr. James Moore, H.R.H.A., M.R.I.A., 

 had a very attractive series of cleverly-executed water-colours Of 

 picturesque places in the neighbourhood ; and Mr. T. M. Lindsay, 

 of the School of Art, and Mrs. Lindsay, had another admirable col- 

 lection. Dr. Henry Burden showed some water-colours and oil 

 paintings, which embraced specimens by Stannus, Burgess, Lane, 

 &c. ; Dr. Meissner, a large number of valuable chromo-lithographs, 

 chiefly after the old masters ; and Mr. William Gray, M.R.I.A., a 

 series of water-colours of antiquities, chiefly in the counties of 

 Antrim and Down. They consisted principally of cromlechs* 

 castles, and sculptured crosses, and an especial interest was at- 

 tached to them from the fact that it was from them the illustrations 

 were taken for the complete Guidebook to the North of Ireland, so 

 spiritedly published by the Club for the late meeting of the British 

 Association. Works of art of various kinds were also shown by 

 Messrs. W. H. Patterson, Robert Young, C.E.; J. J. Phillips, and 

 S. P. Close. There were in addition some beautiful photographs 

 and carbon enlargements by Mr. Church, Donegall Place. 



The various prizes which had been awarded to the successful 

 competitors for the Club's and special prizes were on the tables. 

 There were also eight handsomely bound copies of the Guidebook 

 to which we have referred. These have been presented by the 

 committee to the Rev. Dr. Macllwaine, Rev. Edmund M'Clure, 

 Rev. George Robinson (Tartaraghan), Messrs. J. Anderson, J.P. • 

 William Gray, S. A. Stewart, Wm. Swanston, and Hugh Robinson, 

 who prepared the volume; and the illuminated presentation page 

 which each book contains gives not only a just recognition of these 

 gentlemen's services, but forms the only record of the authorship. 

 The following members had their microscopes in the large room, 

 and exhibited during the evening a great number of interesting 

 objects: — Dr. Burden, Messrs. Henry Knight, Hugh Hamilton, 



