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which Lord Avebury proceeded to examine, while the Flonorarj' 
Secretary gave a lecture on “ The History of Punch and Judy,” 
illustrated by lantern slides and the actual show as now pre- 
sented by Messrs. Jesson Brothers. The subject was treated 
from an archaeological point of view, and in the lecture the story 
of Punch and his old associates, when he was an actor in the old 
farces of Italy, was dealt with, as well as the antiquity of Puppet 
Shows, the origin of the name of Punch, his squeaky voice, his 
gay clothes, and a number of other topics of similar interest. 
Upwards of sixty microscopes were exhibited by the follow- 
ing : l\Ir. Sydney C. Akehurst, Messrs. C. H. Baker and Co., 
Messrs. R. and J. Beck, Ltd., Mr. U. L. Chapman, Mr. Thomas 
N. Cox, Mr. T. D. Ersser, F.R.M.S., Mr. H. E. Freeman, Mr. 
E. C. Coulton. Mr. W. E. Gwinnell, F.G.S., Mr. Ernest Hinton, 
Mr. J. T. Holder, the Rev. H. N. Hutchinson, B.A., F.G.S., 
Mr. Peter Lawson, F.R.M.S., Mr. Richard T. Lewis, F.R.iM.S., 
Mr. K. I. Marks, F.R.M.S., Mr. Milton Offord, F.R.M.S., Mr. 
H. Palmer, B.A., Mr. Max Poser, F.R.M.S., Mr. Charles F. 
Rousselet, Mr. Charles D. Soar, Mr. A. T. Spriggs, Mr. Alfred 
W. Stokes, F.G.S., F.I.C., Mr. George A. Stokes, Mr. J. Swift, 
Mr. H. Taverner, Mr. W. R. Traviss, Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. 
J. Walker, Messrs. W. Watson and Sons, Mr. J. Cooper Webb, 
and Messrs. Newton and Co. 
The Rev. H. N. Hutchinson, B.A., F.G.S., exhibited his 
compound pendulum at Avork. Cameras and field-glasses suitable 
for natural history work came from the London Stereoscopic 
Company, as well as a number of framed photographs. Messrs. 
Kamm and Co. sent a new form of cinematograph, and Messrs. 
Newton and Co.’s gyroscope attracted a good deal of attention. 
Under the heading of Physics came also the tellurians, calen- 
dars and time dials of Messrs. George Philip and Son, Ltd. 
Dr. Russell, F.R.S., sent photographs of dust deposits, and, the 
high frequency electrical apparatus of Messrs. H. W. Cox, Ltd., 
proved a very great attraction. 
A selection of old water-marks from the collection of Mr. 
Clayton Beadle may be mentioned in connection with a model 
machine lent by Messrs. T. J. Marshall and Co., which actually 
made paper during the evening, while Messrs. W. H. Smith 
and Son sent an interesting exhibit illustrating the production 
of a modern magazine ; the series included original drawings 
made for The Country Home, three-colour blocks for printing the 
cover, proofs, and matrices for casting the type. 
Natural history was well represented. The exhibit made by 
the Rev. R. Ashington-Bullen. B.A., F.L.S., illustrated colour 
variation in shells ; Mr. G. B. Sowerby also had a striking series 
of Molluscs. Birds and birds’ skins came from IMessrs. Rowland 
Ward, Ltd., and Mr. W. F. H. Rosenberg, F.Z.S. An in- 
teresting specimen was the skull of the hippopotamus which 
was for many years in the Zoological Gardens, and which was 
contributed by Messrs. Edward Gerrard and Sons. 
