The affairs of the Union will he managed by the Council, which consists of two members from each of the Societies, one of whom must be a Secretary; and the Secretaries of the Societies in the Union will form a Standing Committee to arrange for Joint Excursions, timely notice of which will be given in our pages,
The work proposed has been set about in a quiet, unostentatious manner, but we feel sure the results cannot fail to be important, if only the many earnest students resident in the central counties of England, will each do his own share of it.
The Societies already in the Union are the following:—
- Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society.
- Birmingham Philosophical Society.
- Birmingham School Natural History Society.
- Burton-on-Trent Natural History and Archælogical Society.
- Ceradoc Field Club.
- Derbyshire Naturalists' Society.
- Dudley and Midland Geological and Philosophical Society and Field Club.
- Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society.
- Northampton Naturalists' Society.
- Nottingham Literary and Philosophical Society.
- Nottingham Naturalists' Society.
- Rugby School Natural History Society.
- Oswestry and Welshpool Naturalists' Field Club.
- Severn Valley Naturalists' Field Club.
- Shropshire Archæological and Natural History Society.
- Stroud Natural History and Philosophical Society.
- Tamworth Natural History, Geological and Antiquarian Society.
One of the means which the Union intends to employ in effecting its objects is the monthly publication of the Midland Naturalist.
The preset it issue will afford a general notion of the character of future numbers, though we may fairly hope that many improvements will be made as experience is gained, and the circle of our contributors widens. We shall hope to be able to secure for each month well written original articles; short items of science news; meteorological and other observations; brief reports of the recent work done by each Society; a diary of coining meetings and excursions; queries and answers to them; correspondence, and other matters.
But we cannot hope to do this single-handed. We wish to interest all our subscribers, and to do this we shall want a large amount of help. We, therefore, solicit the communication
