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with his dog " Bran," which immediately assailed the Bull and tore 

 at his heels, thus drawing his attention from the wounded man, 

 whom, meanwhile, his rescuers contrived to assist into a cart. The 

 man had five ribs broken, and, when he had been taken to a place 

 of safety, the rescuing party returned to the Bull, and fired at it 

 from behind a fence, but it was not until six or seven bullets entered 

 the animal's head (one of them passing through his eye) that he fell 

 dead. During the whole time it never flinched or changed its 

 ground, merely shaking its head on receiving the shots. 



In addition to the foregoing incidents, Mitchie told us of several 

 encounters and adventures with the Cattle, which occurred at various 

 times during his keepership ; and he also gave us a graphic descrip- 

 tion of the Prince of Wales's visit to Chillingham in 1872, when 

 His Royal Highness shot the ' King Bull ' from the cover of a hay 

 cart. We left the park by the southern boundary, after a most 

 enjoyable and memorable visit to this romantic spot, and returned to 

 Bamborough well pleased with our excursion. 



The illustration is from a sketch made by my friend Mr. Wm. 

 Woodhouse, of Morecambe, based upon some of Mr. Green's fine 

 photographs. == 



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Thomas Wilson.— Many readers will deeply regret to learn of the 

 death of Thomas Wilson, of Holgate, York, which occurred on the 17th April, 

 aged 51 years. He was one of the oldest of the York entomologists, having 

 been a collector of lepidoptera for over thirty years. His attention, however, was 

 chiefly given of late years to the Tenthredinidae, of which he leaves a good 

 collection. His contributions to the Naturalist were numerous, and he was engaged 

 up to a short time of his death with a list of the Macro- and Micro-Lepidoptera 

 of York and district. He leaves a widow and five children. — Saml. Walker. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 

 At the annual meeting of the Leeds Geological Association held on the 16th 

 June, the report showed that an eminently practical and successful year had been 

 passed through. The roll of members had advanced in numbers most remarkably, 

 being about 60 per cent, higher than at this period last year. This was accounted 

 for in several ways. The excellence of the papers and lectures given by experienced 

 geologists in the session just closed no doubt resulted in a vast amount of practical 

 knowledge being received ; the field excursions, ten in number, have been very 

 jDopular, as shown by the large attendance, which has been more than double 

 that of last session. These excursions in the field are the backbone of any 

 geological association, and knowing this, the council have paid special attention 

 to this branch of work. These excursions have all been under the careful direction 

 of geologists well acquainted with the districts visited, and thus the information 

 received and the experience gained has been of the utmost value. The second 

 issue of the Transactions met with a good reception from kindred societies and 

 geologists, and to this jDublication may be attributed much of the success the 

 Association is achieving. The election of the Executive for the ensuing year 

 resulted as follows: — President, C. D. Hardcastle (re-elected); Vice-Presidents, 

 J. E. Bedford, T. W. Bell, Wm. Cheetham, and B. Holgate, F.G.S.; Treasurer, 

 J. H. Bromley; Librarian, C. Brownridge, F.G.S. ; Council, Professor Green, 

 F.R.S., C. Brownridge, F.G.S., W. H. Gill, Aid. John Hill, and E. Hawkes- 

 worth ; Auditors, W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., and A. E. Nichols; Secretary, 

 S. A. Adamson, F.G.S., 52, Wellclose Terrace, Leeds (re-elected fourth time). 



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