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found in the River Bann. He had, besides, an ancient Etruscan 

 lamp and some lachrimatories, or tear bottles, from the catacombs 

 of Rome. A curious tobacco-box, also shown by him, and which 

 was found in the River Lagan, near the old ford, is supposed to 

 have belonged to one of King William's soldiers. Mr. Richard 

 Nevin had a collection of pipes, implements, and pottery from 

 Tumuli on the American prairies. Two fine fossil horns of the 

 Irish elk and red deer, found in a bog in the County Down, were 

 lent by Major Crawford, D.L. Dr. Grainger, D.D., exhibited a 

 number of objects from his collection of great archseologic and 

 scientific interest, and amongst them were noticeable flint imple- 

 ments from Dundrum. An object of no small interest was the 

 leaf of a hymn-book recently picked up on the battlefield of 

 Isandula by Dr. T. Devlin. Mr. John Browne shewed two cases 

 of war medals and clasps, giving a very succinct bird's-eye view of 

 the achievements of the British army. A fine fur cloak of a Zulu 

 chief, and two assegais, exhibited by Miss Lamb, attracted much 

 admiration. Close beside these, and in contrast with them, were 

 two Irish pikes from the rebellion of '98. On a centre table were 

 exhibited the Club's album and a number of other books, the most 

 striking of which was a magnificent volume of some 160 water- 

 colour studies of British flowers, drawn by Worthinglin G. Smith, 

 and exhibited by Mr. John Vinycomb. Some archselogical works, 

 lent by Mr. W. Miller, were also of considerable interest. A 

 number of old maps were exhibited by Mr. G. O'Brien, and a 

 facsimile of a map of Ulster, dated 1600, by Mr. Wm, Millar. 

 Several rare birds lately killed in this locality were exhibited by 

 Mr. Darragh and Mr. Hamilton. In the way of experimental 

 physics a sensitive flame of gas, shown by the President, was the 

 source of no small interest. This flame, whilst unaffected by most 

 sounds, is peculiarly sensitive to those of a particular musical 

 pitch, and much amusement was caused by the discovery that, 

 whilst the loudest clapping or other applause was received by it 



