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chapters of the “ Study of Sociology” of Mr. Spencer have 
also been read and discussed by the section during the year. 
The seventh excursion of the section was made on Saturday, 
July 24th, and under the leadership of Mr. A. Browett and 
Mr. W. Showell Rogers, LL.D., to “ The Country of the 
Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.,” Rector of Hatton, and to Temple 
Balsall, the ancient home of the Knights Templar and the 
Knights Hospitaller ; and also to Wroxall Abbey, where the 
section was kindly received and entertained by Mr. J. B. 
Dugdale, J.P., and Dr. Rogers gave an address on “ Dr. 
Parr: his literary works and influence.” The eighth excur¬ 
sion was made to “ The Country of Boulton and Watt,” at 
Handswortli. The party first visited Soho House, where 
Matthew Boulton lived, and where the famous “Lunar 
Society ” met. Mr. James Wilson, the present occupier, 
gave an account of the past and present history of the house. 
The party then visited Heathfield Hall, formerly the resi¬ 
dence of James Watt, now of Mr. George Tangye, J.P., by 
whom the visitors were received and entertained. Here they 
examined the celebrated Watt Room, with its specially 
interesting contents ; then after a visit to the parish church 
of Handswortli, the party was kindly received and entertained 
by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Clarke, of Endwood Court, and a 
paper on the Watt Room was read by Mr. W. P. Marshall, 
M.I.C.E. The section regrets to report that Mr. Alfred 
Browett has resigned the office of secretary. The able, 
courteous, and energetic way in which he has carried out the 
duties of that office entitles him to the thanks, not only of 
the section, but also of the whole Society. 
The Library. —(W. B. Grove, B.A., Librarian). The 
committee have great pleasure in announcing that in conse¬ 
quence of the publication on the monthly programmes of the 
Society of the list of books missing from the Library, several 
of the volumes have been found and returned. Two or three 
valuable works are, however, still missing. The issue of books 
during the past twelve months has been as follows : Botany, 
40; Zoology, 19 ; Ornithology, 2 ; Entomology, 9; Geology, 
15 ; Microscopy, 13 ; Philosophy and General, 47 ; total, 145. 
The number of persons borrowing books during the year has 
been 41. This does not fall far short of the number of 1885, 
and the Library is still frequently used during the day for the 
purpose of reference. The list of books added to the Library 
during the year will be separately published. 
General Property .—The curators (G. M. Iliff and H. Miller), 
after acareful examination, have to report that the microscopes, 
&c., are in good condition. One of the oblique light diaphragms 
