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The NA.TURALIST. 



Wakefield Naturalists' and Philosophical Society. — Meeting 

 February 1st, 1882, Mr. J. Wainwright, F.L.S,, in the chair.— A lecture 

 was delivered by H. Pocklington, Esq., F.R.M. S., of Leeds, on ^'The 

 microscope at home." The lecturer, who detailed his subject under 

 numerous heads, discussed at considerable length the uses of the micro- 

 scope -as an instrument, of scientific research, in detecting fraudulent 

 practices in the adulteration of various articles of universal consumption, 

 both in the shape of food and raiment, as an instrument engaged on a 

 mission of culture, for amusement and recreation, and in hours of quiet 

 study, its wonders were ever manifested and disclosed to the inquiring 

 mind. 



Meeting, February 15th, Mr. J. L. Chaplin, vice-president, in the 

 chair.— Lecture by Mr. Geo. Brook, F.L.S., F.R.M.S., Huddersfield, 

 on The construction and management of a marine aquarium." The 

 lecturer said the subject of aquaria, more especially marine, had 

 occupied much of the attention of scientific men during the past few 

 years. In his opinion the marine aquaria at present existing in this 

 countrj^ fell very far short of the work they were intended to perform. 

 On the Continent they were far a-head. The Naples aquarium, the 

 finest in the world, under careful management, had published from 

 time to time most exhaustive and interesting discourses. Mr. Brook 

 spoke of some of the principal marine aquariums of the Kingdom, and 

 then by means of coloured diagrams described his own marine aquarium 

 and his way of working it which had succeeded beyond expectation, 

 concluding his very instructive discourse by a description of many 

 forms now successfully reared in his own tanks. 



YoREiSHiRE Naturalists' Union. — Annual Meeting. — The twentieth 

 annual meeting — extremely successful and pleasant in all respects,— was 

 held in the Bradford Church Institute, on Saturday, the 4th March. For 

 the first time in its history, the Union experienced something of the 

 nature of a civic reception, the Mayor of Bradford entertaining to dinner 

 at the Town Hall, before the commencement of the proceedings, a few of 

 the chief officers of the Union, including Dr. Sorby, Rev. W. Fowler, 

 the president, and secretaries. At 4-30 p.m. the sections met, and 

 elected their officers as follows :— Rev. H. H. Slater, M.A., F.Z.S., 

 Ripon, president, and Mr. Wm. Eagle Clarke. M.B.O.U., Leeds, secre- 

 tary, of the Vertebrate Section (both re-elected) ; Mr. W. Cash, F.G.S., 

 Halifax, president, and Mr. J. Darker Butterell, Beverley, secretary, of 

 the Conchological Section (both re-elected) ; Mr. G. T. Porritt, F.L.S.. 

 Huddersfield, president, and Mr. E. B. Wrigglesworth, Wakefield, (re- 

 elected) secretary, of the Entomological Section ; Mr. Thos. Hick, B.A., 

 B.Sc, Harrogate, president, and Messrs. G. E. Massee, Scarborough, 

 and H. T. Soppitt, Bradford, secretaries, of the Botanical Section ; and 

 Mr. Thomas Tate, Leeds, president, and Mr. Benj. Holgate, F.G.S., 

 Leeds (re-elected), secretary, of the Geological Section. The general 



