I E'inunce uitd l'ublicitu. Less plcnsnnt, but very ncccssnry IVM tho con-i sidcrntion of tho socict-v's fiiinncinl nosition. In THE ANNUAL MEETING AT NEWCASTLE-UPON-TY NE. wns nn cnrinblc onc, thnnks to tlic liicnsures taken by tho City Council tho Govcrning Body of tho Ariiistrong Collegc, t h o bonrds of industrial undertakings, nnd tho Locnl Colndttce, for their dclcctntion , instruction, nnd cntcrtninment. Of thc civic functions, n t wliich tho Itight Hon. tho Lo!d Jlnyor of Nctvc:istlc prorcd nn nntiriilg nnd gcnlnl figurclicnd, thc most nlcmornblc pcrhrlps wns ~I I C dinncr n t tho 3Innsion XIOIISC on t l ~c lnst C V C I I I I I ~ of tlic niccting, to which inritntions wcro ncccssnrily limited. No h t t c r nccomnlodntioll could hnvc bwn found nnywhcrc tlinn tho Arnlstro~lg Collcg~ nffordcd, not nicrclg for tho tcc!inicnl procccdings !mt for thc socinl functions which folloacd thcm. rho works, sl~ipynrds, nlincs, ctc., which wcrc tlirown open to tho inspection of mcnihrs wcrc of :in exceptionnlly intcrcsting nnd vnricd clmrnctcr, nnd tlic directorntcs nnd staffs ricd on0 with the othcr in supplying informntion nnd dispcnsing hospitality. Tho cfforts of tho strong Locnl Conimittco ivcro co-ordinntwl by tho indefntignblc lionornry LociiI Sccrctnries, A h . 11. nunford Sniith and Dr. F. C. Gnrrctt, ~h o s c efforts for thc success of tho nicoting nnd tho comfort of mcmbcrs wcro unflngging. Thc Chnirninn of tlic Lccnl Coniinittcc, Professor P. Phillips ncdson, nlso descrvcfi spccinl recognition for his work, in 1~1iich.ho wns nbly supported by Profcssor Hnnr>* IAonis. who presided throughor~t tho procccdings in thc nbscncc, through iIlncss, of Mr. John Grny. tho Prcsidcnt, to whom tho Society OIVCR so rniicli for his ntlininistrntivc work (luring thc pnst ycnr.
Tho proccedingA furnisl~ccl nrnplo proof of tho ritnlity of tho l'yncsidc indristrics. i n which chcnii8tr.v p h y s n Icnding pnrt, nnd thc visits to works nffardcd convincing cvidenco of tho cncrgy,