368 JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
“The following works have been purchased: ‘ Monograph of the 
British Copepoda,’ by Brady, vols. ii. 1i.—Ray Society, 1880. 
‘Paleontographical Society,’ vol. xxxiv., 1880; ‘Rodd’s Birds of 
Cornwall ;’ ‘Flora of Plymouth.’ ‘Desfontaine’s Mémoire sur 
quelques nouvelles espéces d’oiseaux des cdtes de Barbarie ;’ ‘Sir 
Andrew Smith’s Miscellaneous Ornithological Papers’—Willughby 
Society. ‘Zoological Record,’ 1877 ; ‘Gordon’s Treatise on Electricity 
and Magnetism,’ 2 vols.; ‘Croll’s Climate and Time ;’ ‘ Transactions 
of the Linnean Society,’ vol. ix.; ‘ Darwin’s Power of Movement in 
Plants ;’? ‘ Wallace’s Island Life” ‘The Lay Folks’ Mass Book ;’ 
‘The Blickley Homilies of Tenth Century,’ part 3; ‘ Unprinted 
English Works of Wyclif ;’ ‘The English Charlemagne Romances,’ 
parts 2 and 3—Early English Text Society. ‘Report on Challenger 
Exploration,’ vol i. ; ‘Dohrn’s Fauna and Flora of Bay of Naples,’ 
2 parts; ‘Newton’s Yarrell’s British Birds,’ part 13. 
“The following serials are at present supplied: ‘Annales des 
Sciences Naturelles—Zoologie,’ ‘ Zoologist,’ ‘ Ibis,’ ‘ Entomologist,’ 
‘Entomologists’ Monthly Magazine,’ ‘Journal of Anatomy and 
Physiology,’ ‘ Journal of Botany,’ ‘Annals and Magazine of Natural 
History,’ ‘Geological Magazine,’ ‘ American Naturalist,’ ‘ American 
Journal of Science and Arts,’ ‘Quarterly Journal of Science,’ 
‘Philosophical Magazine,’ ‘ Mind,’ ‘Microscopical Journal,’ ‘ Nature.’ 
Murchison’s ‘Silurian System’ is at present mislaid.” 
The Curator of Fine Arts reports : 
“Your Curator has to report that the affiliated Society of the 
Plymouth Art Club held an exhibition of oil and water-colour 
paintings in this hall in the month of September last. It was so 
arranged that the annual Conversazione, given at the commence- 
ment of the session of this Institution, took place immediately 
before the close of the exhibition, whilst the paintings were still 
upon the walls, With very few exceptions all the local artists 
were represented, and the display may be considered a very fair 
average of the state of the Fine Arts in Plymouth. 
“The time for preparation being short, not many of the artists put 
out their real strength; but so successful was the exhibition in: 
every way, that there will be another held in the coming autumn. 
On the night of the Conversazione the hall was crowded with 
members and their friends, who expressed every satisfaction at. 
seeing such a valuable collection brought together. Some members) 
