Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



Feb. 2. Mirfield Naturalists' — Paper: "Damascus to Lebanon."— Joseph. 



Wainwright, F.L. 8., 6f Wakefield. , 

 ,, 4. Leeds Geological Association, 8 p.ni. — H. Orowther. Huddersfield 



Naturalists' — " Reasoning versus Non-reasoning Powers of 



Caterpillars."— S. D. Bairstow. 

 ,, 5. Bradford Naturalists'— Paper on " Corals." — Wm. Jagger. Leeds 



Naturalists' Club, &c., 8 p.m. Leeds Conchological Society, 



8-ld p.m. Bishop Auckland Naturalists' Club. Liversedge 



Naturalists' Society. 

 7. Bradford Scientific Association. 

 ,, 8. Huddersfield Scientific Club, 8. p.m. , 



11. Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society — Paper by Joseph 



Frost, 8 p.m. 



12. Leeds Naturalists' Club, &c. — Paper: "How to examine a Plant 



microscopically." (Part II.)— Hy. PockHngton, F.E.M.S. 

 ,, 13. York and District Naturalists' FieH Club. 



,, 14. Bradford Scientific Association — Paper by Mr. E. Mirfield. 



Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society — Paper : " The 



Nervous System of Insects. "—J. S. Cameron, M.D., B.Sc. 

 16. Huddersfield Naturalists'— " How to use the Microscope." — George 



Brook ter. ; 

 ,, 18, Leeds Geological Association — Paper by Thomas Tate. 

 ,, 19. Bradford Naturalists.' , 

 ,, 21. Bradford Scientific Association— Paper : " Terrestrial Energy." — 



Thomas Tate. North Stafi"ordshire Naturalists' Field Club — 



Meeting at Leek. 



,, 25. Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society — Paper by Henry 



Jefferson^ M.j^. 

 ,, 27. Goole Scientific Society. 



,, 28. Bradford Scientific Association— Paper by S. Tomlinson. Hudders- , 

 field Literary and Scientific Society (Microscopical Section) — 

 "Legs and Feet of Insects."— C. P. Hobkirk. 



Books, &c., Peceive'd. — Scottish Naturalist (Jan.), Science Gossip (Jan.), 

 Midland Naturalist (Jan.), American Journal of Microscopy (Jan.). 



Communications Eeceived, but deferred for want of space, fronj Charles 

 Dixon, S. L. Mosley, F. A. Lees, F.L.S., Eev. W. Fowler, M.A., James W. 

 Wox3d, Dr. Blair, &c. 



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