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collection of Irish and other antiquities. The fourth meeting 

 was held on February ist, 1887, when Mr. Seaton F. Milligan 

 read a valuable paper on " Recent Archaeological Explorations 

 in the County Sligo," illustrated by a series of lime-light views, 

 maps, and antiquities. The fifth meeting was held on March 

 1st, 1887, when Mr. William Gray read a paper on "Technical 

 Education, and our Methods of Promoting it." The sixth 

 meeting was held on March 9th, 1887, when Mr. W. H. 

 Hartland, R.E.C.E., gave a paper on " Sewage Disposal and 

 River Pollutions ; its present and future aspect from a sanitary 

 and economical point of view," illustrated by practical experi- 

 ments upon the treatment of sewage. The seventh meeting 

 was held on April 5th, 1887, when Mr. R. Lloyd Patterson, 

 J.P., F.L.S., read a paper entitled " Some Account of the 

 Whale and Seal Fisheries, past and present ;" and Mr. Conway 

 Scott, B.E., another on " Epidemic Diseases : Can they be 

 stamped out ? " 



" In addition to these ordinary meetings, your Council made 

 arrangements to continue the special series of Popular Scientific 

 Lectures, similar to those given in former years. These have 

 been very well attended, both by the Members of the Society 

 (who were admitted free) and by the general public. They 

 have also proved successful pecuniarily. This satisfactory result 

 must be attributed to the kindness of the lecturers, who so 

 generously placed their services at the disposal of your Council. 

 The first of these special meetings was held on December 10th, 

 1886, in the Young Men's Christian Association Hall, Welling- 

 ton Place, when Mr. Henry Seebohm, F.L.S., London, gave a 

 lecture on his "Adventures in Siberia." At the special request 

 of the Council, Mr. Seebohm kindly consented to give a second 

 lecture, subject " The Migration of Birds," in the same hall on 

 December 13th, 1886. The third meeting was held on Feb- 

 ruary 2nd, 1887, in the Ulster Minor Hall, when Mr. W. J. 

 Finlayson, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, gave a lecture on " Pho- 

 tography," illustrated by a large number of fine photographic 

 views taken by himself. The fourth meeting was held on Feb- 

 ruary 23rd, 1887, in the Ulster Minor Hall, when the Rev. W. S. 



