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SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES. 
[Note. — All Announcements with regard to Future Meetings of 
the Central Society or Branches will be found together at the 
END OF THESE NOTICES.] 
Objects of the Society.- To promote the study of Natural History. To 
preserve from needless destruction such wild animals and plants as are harmless, 
beautiful, or rare. To discourage the wearing and use for ornament of : (i) The 
skins and furs of such animals as are in danger of being exterminated ; (2) the 
skins and plumage of such birds as are not domesticated. To protect places 
and objects of natural beauty or antiquarian interest from ill-treatment or 
destruction. To afford facilities for combined effort in promoting any of the 
above or kindred objects. 
Subscriptions. — The Council has great pleasure in acknowledging sub- 
scriptions of greater value than 5s. from the following members : The Rev. A. L. 
Hussey, £\ is. ; George Wheeler, Esq., £1 is. ; Charles Burt, Esq., ics. 6d. ; 
C. D. Davis, Esq., 10s. 6d. ; Mrs. Davis, 10s. 6d. ; Alfred Deed, Esq., 10s. 6d. ; 
Mrs. Picton Turbervill, 10s. 6d. ; Miss Brinkley’, 10s. : E. A. Bristow, Esq., 
10s. ; Miss Broderick, 10s. ; F. S. Clayton, Esq., 10s. ; H. J. Evelegh, Esq., 
10s. ; Lady Fry, 10s. ; Miss Gaskell, 10s. ; Edwin S. King, Esq., 10s. ; Mrs. 
Litchfield, 10s. ; The Rev. F. M. Millard, 10s. ; Mrs. Robinson, 10s. ; Miss 
Shadwell, 10s ; Lady Simeon, 10s. ; Mrs. Wilkinson Smith, 10s. ; Miss E. 
Stevenson, 10s. ; T. Gore Timbrell, Esq., 10s. ; Mrs. Turle, 10s. ; J. II. Barber, 
Esq. (junr.), 7s. 6d. ; Mrs. E. J. Paterson, 7s. 6d. ; Miss Ranken, 7s. 6d. ; 
Clifton H. Regnart, Esq., 7s. 6d. ; Mrs. Congreve, 7s. ; The North Middlesex 
Junior Branch, 6s. 
New Members. — Central Socle/}'. — The following stand for election : Miss 
E. M. Coombs, H. W. Dickins, Esq., George W. Gibson, Esq., Herbert S. Jubb, 
Esq., F. Edell Mainland, Esq. 
Birmingham Branch. — The Archdeacon of Birmingham ; Miss M. Murray- 
Brown. 
Hampstead Branch. — Miss Lilian Baker, Arthur Butcher, Esq., Mrs Jameson, 
Mrs. Masters. 
Library. — The Honorary Librarian will attend at 20, Hanover Square, 
from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., on the evenings of Mondays, March 19 and May 21, 
for the purpose of issuing books to Members. 
The Hon. Librarian has pleasure in announcing the following additions to 
the Library: “British Flowering Plants,” hy Lord Avebury, and “The Zoo- 
logical Society of London,” by Henry Scherren, kindly presented by the Editor ; 
“Natural History of Selborne” (Miall and Fowler’s][edition. 1901), kindly pre- 
sented by John Hopkinson, Esq. ; and “Natural History of Selborne” (Jardine’s 
edition, 1890), presented by the Librarian. 
WINTER MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
Saturday , January 20. — Between eighty and ninety members visited Fish- 
mongers’ Hall. To this large gathering were added several parties of members 
of other societies, so that the total attendance exceeded 200. The visitors were 
received by Mr. J. Wrench Towse, Clerk to the Fishmongers’ Company, who 
read a paper of great interest and research, and afterwards acted as guide during 
the inspection which followed of the Company’s large and handsome building. 
The Fishmongers’ Company is of ancient origin, as we find it was fined so long 
ago as 1154 for trading without Royal licence. During the Middle Ages fish 
was such an important item in the national diet that Edward I. fixed a scale of 
prices, according to which threepence was to be charged for a dozen of the best 
soles, one penny each for mackerel in Lent, the same for twenty pickled herrings 
of prime quality, and twopence for twenty-five good eels. It is believed that both 
Edward I. and II. gave Charters to the Fishmongers, but the earliest document 
of the kind now existing is a patent granted by Edward III. in 1363, in which 
year the Company voted the King £yo towards carrying on the French war. 
There were also Charters by Henry VI. in 1433, by Henry VIII. in 1536, and by 
James I. in 1604. It is under the provisions of this last that the Company is 
