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placed 1° N. of the star Gamma in that constellation. She will be a beautifully 
lustrous object in the eastern sky amid the morning twilight of this month. 
Saiurn will rise on the ist at 9.47 p.m., and on the 30th at 7.52 p.m., and 
will be visible after these times during the night. Near moon on 14th. 
Uranus will be very favourably visible, and may be seen less than half a 
degree north of the moon on the 9th. 
Ceres will be also near the moon and just half a degree north of our satellite 
on the 31st at 3 p.m. 
The meteoric shower of Perseids will acquire its greatest apparent strength 
between the loth and 12th, but the moon will be nearly full at the time and her 
light will veil much of the splendour of the meteors, even should they return 
this year brightly and numerously. But notwithstanding the presence of our 
satellite many meteors will be seen in the sky at the period mentioned by those 
who watch attentively for them. W. F. D. 
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.] 
Central Society. — The following Members were elected at the Council Meeting 
held on July 28 : Miss Dorothy Aldrick ; Mrs. Dudley Buxton ; G. N. Buxton, 
Esq.; Rev. A. Carr; Stanley M. Church, Esq.; Harry Collison, Esq. (Life 
Member); Uriah Cooke, Esq.; Michael Crowley, Esq., M.D. ; Francis 
Dent, Esq. ; T. A. Dukes, Esq. ; Mrs. E. M. Esdaile ; A. R. Forbes, 
Esq.; The Garden City Naturalists’ Society ; G. II. Glassington, Esq.; H. B. 
Gray, Esq. ; Capt. M. P. A. Ilankey ; Mrs. Hankey ; A. G. Hanson, Esq. ; 
A. Butler Harris, Esq., M.A. ; J. R. Hartshome, Esq. ; Robert Hawe, Esq.; 
E. Brodie Hoare, Esq. ; R. M. Hugo, Esq. ; the Rev. G. A. Jones ; Norman H. 
Joy, Esq. ; T. A. Lehfeldt, Esq. ; A. J. Maas, Esq. ; J. MacFarlane, Esq. ; 
Mrs. E. A. Nash; J. M. Newnham, Esq., LL.D. ; The Rev. J. F. Osborne ; 
H. Owen, Esq. ; Frank Pacy, Esq. ; J. G. Penny, Esq. ; H. C. Playne, Esq. ; 
J. Stewart Richards, Esq., M.D. ; Walter Rosser, Esq. ; W. Radcliffe 
Saunders, Esq. ; George A. Streeten, Esq. ; H. C. Strutt, Esq. ; George A. 
Thomson, Esq.; the Rev. Canon Vere ; J. H. Vince, Esq. ; Percy Warner, 
Esq. ; A. Hazzledine Warren, Esq., F.G.S. ; George Wickham, Esq. ; Mrs. 
G. Wickham ; Miss C. Willis. 
Brighton Branch. — Mrs. Iwiss. 
Brent Valley and Richmond Branch. — Adolphus Dovaston, Esq. ; Edward 
A. Smorthwaite, Esq. 
New Junior Branches. — Warrants for the formation of the following new 
Junior Branches were signed : Bradfield College — Rev. II. B. Gray ; Downe 
House School, Miss C. Willis ; The Old Palace .Secondary School, Croydon, 
Miss Dorothy Aldrick ; Wellesley High School for Boys, Croydon, Robert 
Hawe, Esq. 
Subscriptions. — The Council has pleasure in acknowledging subscriptions 
of greater value than 5s. from the following members ; Alfred T. Craig, Esq., 
IS. ; W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq., £\ is. ; Henry Laver, Esq., los. 6d. ; Percy 
Warner, Esq., los. 6d. ; G. N. Buxton, Esq., los. ; G. Dent, Esq., los. ; 
Mrs. Esdaile, los. ; Capt. M. P. A. Hankey, los. ; Mrs. Hankey, los. 
Library. — The Honorary Librarian will attend at 20, Hanover Square, 
from 5.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., on the evenings of August 17 and September 21, 
for the purpose of issuing books to members. 
The Honorary Librarian has pleasure in announcing the following additions 
to the Library: “A Cycle of Nature Study,” by M. M. Penstone ; “Familiar 
Swiss Flowers,” by F. E. Hulme, F.L.S., F.S.A. ; “ Nature Studies by Night 
and Day,” by F. C. Snell, all kindly presented by the Editor. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Saturday, June 13. — A party of a dozen Selbornians met at Great Missenden, 
and under the guidance of Mr. Geoge Watts rambled to the home of John 
