Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



May 1. Huddersfield : Paper by Mr. Samuel Bairstow. 



2. Leeds, Bradford, Liversedge. 



--\ 3. Entomological Society of London. Holnifirth. 



4. Linnean Society of London. Wakefield. 



„ 6. West Riding Consolidated— Excursion to Horbiiry, for 

 Ooxley Valley. Meeting in the Church School- 

 room, Middlestown, at 5 p.m. 



5. R,as trick. ' 



y. Leeds : Paper, " The Boman Wall." — Mr. James Irwin 

 Coates, F.R.A.S. 

 ,, 10. York. Geological Society of London. 



13. LIuddersfield : Paper, "Mountain Limestone." — Mr. 



C. H Bould. Bipponden, "^Honley, Middlestown. 

 IG. Bradford : Paper, The Earth's. Crust."— J. Magerison. 

 Leeds. 



20. North Staffordshire : Excursion to Norbury, EUaston, &c. 

 Paddock. 



2o. Leeds : Paper on " The desirability of our forming local 



collections." — Mr. William Nelson. 

 24. Linnean Society of London, Geological Society of London. 

 „ 27. Heckmondwike, Ovenden, Honley. 



29. Huddersfield : Paper, '' Luminous Insects." — Mr. Wni. 



Clegg. 

 20. Leeds. Bradford. 



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