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particularly effective, festoons of flowers and evergreens draped 

 the ceiling and walls, while a number of bannerets, emblazoned 

 with devices, such as the round towers, abbeys, and old stone 

 crosses of Ireland, to signify the antiquarian department of the 

 Club ; the ammonite, with geological tools, &c, for geology ; 

 insects for etymology ; and various forms of plants for botany, were 

 suspended in conspicuous positions. A large number of chromo- 

 lithographs, from the establishment of Mr. Willis, York Street ; 

 and of photographs, by Mr. Galbraith, High Street, were also dis- 

 played around the walls ; the subjects of the latter were chiefly 

 scenes in the beautiful glen at the residence of William Valentine, 

 Esq., J. P. (Whiteabbey). Messrs. Parkes & Gedge, of Donegall 

 Place, exhibited a number of photographic portraits ; and some 

 water-colour drawings were also sent in by Mr. Parkes, of the same 

 firm. Mr. J. J. Murray had on view a volume of " Photographs 

 from the Dresden Gallery," and another interesting work, relative 

 to the sculptured stone crosses of Ireland. Mr. William Hancock 

 showed a fine collection of plants, collected by himself in Spain last 

 autumn, and a great variety of large photographs of Spanish scenes. 

 Mr. Wm. H. Patterson had a good display of water-colour drawings 

 (chiefly of localities visited by the members on their excursions). 

 At the lower end of the room was a large collection of native ferns, 

 the property of Mr. Malcomson ; and opposite was a table covered 

 with the peculiar productions of our Irish Pottery Works at Belleek, 

 concerning which, it will be remembered, a paper was read before 

 the Society during the past winter by Mr. Gray ; these latter 

 were much admired. Mr. Joseph Wright exhibited a collection of 

 carboniferous fossils ; Mr. Day, of Cork, some of " Flint Jack's ' 

 flint forgeries ; and Mr. Staples a number of flint weapons from 

 the neighbourhood of Holywood. The Marine Aquarium that 

 occupied one of the large tables was arranged by Messrs. Wright 

 and Swanston. It was tenanted by a variety of creatures that 

 usually disport themselves at the sea-bottom, but which, by the 

 gentle persuasion of the dredge, were induced to put in an appear- 

 ance at the Museum on this occasion. Here were Sea-urchins, 

 large and small; Star-Fishes, comprising "Brittle Stars" of two 

 species, " Sun-Stars," and " Five-Fingers " ; " Hermit-Crabs," 



