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Mr. James Ward, head master of the Government School of 

 Art, Macclesfield, gave a lecture in the Ulster Minor Hall on 

 'Decorative Art,' illustrated by designs,' &c. Sir William 

 Thomson, LL.D., F.R.S., kindly arranged to give the concluding 

 lecture of the series on April 16th, when he lectured in St. 

 George's Hall, on ' Gyrostatic Experiments,' to an appreciative 

 and representative audience. Mr. James Meneely and several 

 other friends gave valuable assistance at these meetings. 



''As may be seen from the Hon. Treasurer's Statement of 

 Accounts, the increase in the membership continues to progress. 



"Your Council have again let the room known as 'The 

 Library ' to the Ulster Medical Association on the former con- 

 ditions, reserving access for the members at all times. The 

 other societies having their meetings in the Museum have been 

 augmented by the addition of the Ulster Beekeepers' Association. 



" With the kind assistance of some members and other friends 

 (including Mr. Hugh Porter and Professor Meissner), an interest- 

 ing collection of pictures was shown on Easter Monday and 

 Tuesday at the Museum, which was open at the usual nominal 

 charge. A sum of nearly fifty pounds was realised, in which are 

 included the proceeds of the sale of 475 copies of ' The Visitor's 

 Guide,' recently prepared by Mr. S. A. Stewart, F.B.S., Edin. 

 This contains short descriptions of some of the principal objects 

 of interest in the Society's collections, and will in future be 

 presented to visitors at the Museum. 



" The Council considered that the occasion of the visit of their 

 distinguished townsman, Sir William Thomson, was a fitting 

 opportunity to enable the Society and its friends to meet him- 

 self and Lady Thomson at a conversazione held at the Museum 

 on April 17th, when a large number were received by the Mayor 

 (C. C. Connor, Esq., M.A.) and Mrs. Connor. Especial thanks 

 are due to those friends who so kindly assisted to make the 

 evening a success. 



" A list of donations to the Museum and of publications which 

 have been received from various Philosophical and Scientific 

 Societies with which we are in correspondence is printed with 



