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LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS.
ROYAL BOTANIC INSTITUTION OF
GLASGOW.
Office-Bearers for 1886. — Hon. president, The
Lord Provost ; president, W. Connal ; vice-president,
Robert Eraser ; directors appointed by the proprietors,
Robert Miller, Hugh Steven, J. M. Forrester, D. E.
Outram, William Clark, Dr. W. J. Fleming ; appointed
by the University, Prof. J. Cleland, Prof, the Rev.
Dr. Dickson, and Professor Bower ; secretary and trea-
surer, Alexander Sloan, C.A., 140 Hope Street; clerk,
collector, &c., James Dougall, 140 Hope St.; curator,
Eobert Bullen.
The Gardens, Winter Garden, and new range of
plant houses. Great Western Road, are open to the
public from 9 A.M. till dusk throughout the year.
During summer and autumn, afternoon and evening,
promenade concerts are given. Annual subscription
— Family tickets, 31s. 6d. ; single tickets, 15s.;
non-subscribers, 6d. each.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & ARTS, GLASGOW.
(^Aided as a Techrdcal College hy the Royal Incor-
poration of Hutches ons' Educational Trust.')
38 Bath Steeet.
Principal — A. Jamieson, M. Inst. C.E., F.R.S.E.
Council — David Rowan, M. Inst. C.E., president;
Dr. Anderson Kirkwood (representing the Faculty of
Procurators), vice-president ; Sir Jas. Watson (repre-
senting the Merciiants' House), W. R. W. Smith
(the Town Council), W. R. Copeland, M. Inst. C.E.
(the Trades' House), John Thomson (the institution
of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland), Campbell
Douglas, F.R.I.B.A., LA. (the Glasgow Institute of
Architects), Thos. A. Mathieson (Hutchesons' Hos-
pital), Rev. Dr. F. L. Robertson (elected by the
College), David Rowan, Robert Mansel, Alex. C. Kirk,
M. Inst. C.E., Dr. IMuirhead, John Stewart, J. N.
Cuthbertson, Wm. Lorimer, Peter Galbraith. Hon.
treasurer W. Niven, writer (of Messrs. Niven & Mac-
niven), 139 St. Vincent St. ; hon. secretary, G. F.
Allen, LL.B., writer, 135 Buchanan St.; curator and
librarian, F. Magauran, 38 Bath Street. For infor-
mation as to the nature and aim of the training given at
this college, see Advertisement in Appendix.
HUNTERIAN CLUB.
For the printing of rare old manuscripts, and the
reprinting of scarce and interesting works of old
authors. Members restricted to 200. Annual sub-
scription, two guineas. Council, Professor Dickson,
D.D., University, Glasgow, Professor Young, M.D.,
University, Glasgow, Rev. J. Dodds, D.D, Corstor-
phine, Edinburgh, J. B. Murdoch, Barclay, Langside,
T. Russell, of Ascog, Bute; hon. treasurer and
secretary, J. Alexander, 58 West Regent Street.
IRVING CLUB.
Established 12th June, 1879.
This Club, which is under the direct patronage of
]\Ir. Henry Irving, devotes its attention to the study
of dramatic literature and orchestral music. IMeetino-s
are held in the Rooms, 109 Hope St. every Thursday
evening at 8.30, when amateurs and others interested
in matters dramatic are invited to attend. Play
nights are held on the first Thursday, and literary
nights on the third Thursday of each month. Appli-
cations for membership and other communications
to be addressed to the secretary.
GLASGOW CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.
The objects of the association shall be to maintaif
those fundamental principles of the Constitutioi
■which secure the prerogatives of the Crown, the Pro-
testant succession, the privileges of Parliament, anc
the equal civil rights of all classes ; to resist al
attempts to subvert our Protestant faith ; and, whili
opposing rash innovations, to support every well-
considered measure tending to promote the well-beinj
of the people, and to improve the financial adminis-
tration and judicial systems of the country.
President, Sir Arch. C. Campbell, Bart, M.P., o;
Blythswood ; vice-presidents, Wm. Eae Arthur, Si
Jas. Bain, Hugh Beckett, J. C. Burns, D. S. Cargill
Jas. A. Campbell, LL.D., M.P., J. N. Cuthbertsonn
W. J. Davidson, C. D. Donald, Sir A. OrrEwing, Bart.
JI.P., Elias Gibb, John Glaister, M.B., J. W. Guild, J
Hunter, Wm. Henderson, Peter Hutcheson, Willian'
Kidston, Jas. King, And. J. Kirkpatrick, Wm. Laird.
Henry M'Call, Robert M'Gowan, Walter Mackenzie.
C. C. Mackirdy, Donald Matheson, C.B., John II.
Martin, W. C. Maughan, William Pearce, M.P.
Francis R. Reid, R. W. Robertson, James R. Stewart
George C. White, Frederick Wicks, J. Brooks Wright;
hon. secretary and treasurer, W. Weir Grieve ; assis-
tant-secretary, Andrew Harkness. General ofiices.
22 Renfield St. ; Bridgeton Division, committee and
reading rooms, 136 Canning Street ; Central, 159
North Street; St. Rollox, 214 Parliamentary Road:
Tradeston, 16 Bridge St.; Camlachie, 33 Henrietta
Street.
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW.
Instituted 1851.
For the encouragement of the pursuit of natural
history in all its branches, by meetings for reading
of papers, exhibition cf specimens, and by excursions
to places of interest. Candidates for membership are
recommended by two members of the society. The
society meets on the last Tuesday of the month.s
September to April, and fortnightly during summer
in the society's rooms, 207 Bath Street.
Office-bearers *for 1885-86:— J. Stu-ton, M.D.,
F.R.C.S.Ed., F.L.S., president; R. Turner, H. E,
Clark, M.R.C.S., and James Dairon, vice-presidents;
J. Renwick, Jamaica street, treasurer ; J. J. F. X.
King, 207 Sauchiehall street, librai'ian ; D. A. Boyd,
7 DowanhiU street, Partick, and W. Goodwin, 146
Buchanan street, secretaries; J. Kirsop, F.S.A.Scot.,
T. King, R. MacKay, D. Gregorson, F.E.I.S., D. C.
Glen, C.E., F.G.S., Freeland Fergus, M.B., G. R,
Alexander, W. C. Angus, and J. B. Low, M.A.,
members of council.
THE GLASGOW SANITARY PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION.
President, the Hon. William M'Onie, Lord Provost ;
secretary, W. R. M. Church, C.A. ; oflBce, 75 St.
George's Place.
The object of this association is to provide its'!
members at moderate cost with such advice and
supervision as shall insure the proper sanitary condi- **
tion of their own dwellings. This object is attained
by the members' houses being annually inspected and
reported on by our experienced engineer. Annual
subscription for town houses, 21s. Special arrange-
ments made for coast and country houses.
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