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the county. The directors of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution shoTred 

 their sympathy mth the undertaking by granting the use of an extensive 

 series of rooms at a merely nominal charge. The principal room -was the 

 large Albert Hall, which, suitably decorated, and containing an extensive 

 series of aquaria and tables for microscopes, was mostly reserved for 

 promenade, and formed an attractive rendezvous for all visitors to the 

 exhibition. On one side of this central !tall "were the picture galleries, 

 devoted to a magnificent show of birds on the walls, and insects on the 

 tables. At the other side of the great hall were rooms on the same floor 

 devoted to physical science and conchology, while above these were those 

 set apart for geology and botany. Each of these rooms forms the subject 

 of a special article. It may, however, be here pointed out that the walls 

 of the conchological room were devoted to the exhibition of a splendid 

 series of original drawings of acari, and of other microscopical objects, 

 lent by IVIr. Tuffen West, F.L.S., the eminent natural history draughts- 

 man, a native of Leeds. A conversazione was organized for the first 

 night, special attractions being provided, inducing the phonograph by 

 the London Stereoscopic Company, the harmonograph, IMr. J. Wood's 

 patent atmospheric stereoscope, numerous demonstrations, and a large 

 microscopic display. The band of the Leeds Rifles performed selections 

 of music, and at the commencement the exhibition was formally opened 

 by the president of the Union, jNIr. H. C. Sorby, F.R.S., and speeches 

 delivered by Mr. Edwd. Atkinson, F.L.S., F.Z.S., president of the Leeds 

 Naturalists' Club, Mr. John Barran, M.P., and Prof. A. H. Green, M.A., 

 F.G.S., of the Yorkshire College. The next day (Saturday, the 11th of 

 January) was the members' day, being the date of the annual meetings 

 and the president's address. A series of demonstrations and short 

 lectures, and selections on the pianoforte, were delivered every evening 

 during the ensuing week. Mr. John Holmes gave a course of lectures on 

 Prehistoric Implements, from Flint to Bronze," on " Early Metals and 

 their uses," and '^Pottery from Prehistoric times to Wedgwood." 

 Nearly every evening a party of visitors was conducted by Mr. C. H. 

 Bothamley round the ph^'sical science department. Addresses in the 

 geological room were given by Messrs. B. Howgate, F.G.S., and Thos. 

 W. Bell. Lectures on " Ferns " and on '^Mosses " were given by Mr, 

 Thos. Hick, B.A., B.Sc. ; "Hints on Collecting" by Dr. Parsons, of 

 Goole : on "The Micro-Spectroscope" by IVIr. Henry Pocklington, 

 F.R.M.S. ; on "Gems and their Colours" and on "Vibrations and 

 Musical Pitch," by IMr. S. Jefferson, F.C.S. ; on " The Flora of West 

 Yorkshire" by Mr. Wm. West; and on "The Transformations of 

 Lepidoptera" by Mr. W. H. Taylor. Pneumatical experiments were 

 conducted by Mr. Crebbin, demonstrations with the telephone and 

 microphone by IMr. T. Cuttriss, while microscopes were constantly on 

 view. The exhibition finally closed on Friday, the 17th January, audit 

 is satisfactory to add that not a single breakage can be attributed to the 

 committee or their officials. 



