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Bart. ; Professor J. Phillips, LL. D., &c. ; Mr. Justice 

 Groves, the Duke of Buccleuch, Dr. Joseph D. Hooker, 

 Professor G. G. Stokes, Professor Huxley, Sir W. Thom- 

 son, Dr. W. B. Carpenter, Professor A. Williamson, Mr. 

 W. Spotiswoode, LL. D., &c., (president of the Eoyal 

 Society), Professor G. J. Allman, LL. D., F. E. S., &c. 



Among those eager to render hommage to science, as 

 well as to fulfil towards their distinguished visitors the 

 pleasant duties of hospitality, the litterati, historians 

 and antiquarians of the town, took a prominent part. 

 York, was described, sketched and discussed, in the 

 press, in the leading English Eeviews and Magazines, 

 under every aspect. Foremost might be mentioned the 

 learned Canon Baine, and Mr. Edwin Goadby, who 

 furnished most elaborate and scholarly descriptions of 

 the famous old town. The leading Journal, the York 

 Herald, enlarged its space from eight sheets to sixteen : 

 each morning, it contained most interesting historical 

 data on York, and a copious summary of the daily pro- 

 ceedings of the British Association, as well as excerpts 

 of the Papers and Essays read by learned Professors. 



Each department of science, had its section, its pre- 

 sident, its separate meeting place, every day from 10 

 A. M., during that festive week. In addition to the 

 meetings of the sections, three grand literary soire'es were 

 held at. the York Exhibition Eooms, for which tickets 

 costing two sovereigns were issued. More than 2,000 

 cultured outsiders had been attracted by the Jubilee of 

 the British Association ; the city was alive with bustle 

 and thronged with British Professors, old and young ; 

 savants from France, Germany, America, even from 

 Japan : the display lasted one whole week and was 

 enlivened by social gatherings, " At homes, " garden 

 parties, excursions to Scarborough, Castle Howard, 

 Helmsley Castle, Eievaulx Abbey, and other historic 

 spots' in the neighbourhood. 



I attended as many, as I could of the morning sittings 

 and some of the literary and scientific soire'es in the 



