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THE Local Secretaries of the Bristol Meeting of the British Association are doing all in their power to make it in every way a success, and to secure the comfort and enjoyment of those members who may attend; and we think we may promise all who do a pleasant time of it. Although the railway companies have obdurately refused to grant any special concessions to those who will attend the Bristol Meeting, we have reason to believe that the usual complaints as to hotel charges will not have to be made; all the principal hotels have given assurance that their tariffs will not be raised, except in the case of beds, the charge for which, quite naturally, will be slightly increased. There are many places of scientific as well as general interest in and around Bristol; and the Bristol Museum, one of the best provincial collections in the kingdom, will be temporarily enlarged for the occasion. Excursions to various places will be arranged, and the Mayor and inhabitants of Bath have signified their wish to receive a visit from the Association. At the soirée on August 26 the Bristol Microscopical Society, assisted by the Naturalists' Society and the Bath Microscopical Society, has Undertaken to give a systematic microscopic demonstration of the natural history of the neighbourhood; a novel feature will be the number of living objects which will be exhibited. At the second soirée Aug. 31, a number of objects of great scientific interest will be exhibited. A special Guide Book is being compiled, and a very useful map of the country for many miles round Bristol has been prepared.