W.  Spotiswoode,  LL.  D.,  &c,  (president  of  the  Royal
Society),  Professor  G.  J.  Allman,  LL.  D.,  F.  R.  S.,  &c.
Among  those  eager  to  render  hommage  to  science,  as
well  as  to  fulfil  towards  their  distinguished  visitors  the
pleasant  duties  of  hospitality,  the  litterati,  historians
and  antiquarians  of  the  town,  took  a  prominent  part.
York,  was  described,  sketched  and  discussed,  in  the
press,  in  the  leading  English  Reviews  and  Magazines,
under  every  aspect.  Foremost  might  be  mentioned  the
learned  Canon  Raine,  and  Mr.  Edwin  Goadby,  who
furnished  most  elaborate  and  scholarly  descriptions  of
the  famous  old  town.  The  leading  Journal,  the  York
Herald,  enlarged  its  space  from  eight  sheets  to  sixteen :
each  morning,  it  contained  most  interesting  historical
data  on  York,  and  a  copious  summary  of  the  daily  pro-
ceedings of  the  British  Association,  as  well  as  excerpts
of  the  Papers  and  Essays  read  by  learned  Professors.
Each  department  of  science,  had  its  section,  its  pre-
sident, its  separate  meeting  place,  every  day  from  10
A.  M.,  during  that  festive  week.  In  addition  to  the
meetings  of  the  sections,  three  grand  literary  soirdes  were
held  at  the  York  Exhibition  Rooms,  for  which  tickets
costing  two  sovereigns  were  issued.  More  than  2,000
cultured  outsiders  had  b€en  attracted  by  the  Jubilee  of
the  British  Association  ;  the  city  was  alive  with  bustle
and  thronged  with  British  Professors,  old  and  young ;
savants  from  France,  Germany,  America,  even  from
Japan  :  the  display  lasted  one  whole  week  and  was
enlivened  by  social  gatherings,  "  At  homes,  "  garden
parties,  excursions  to  Scarborough,  Castle  Howard,
Helmsley  Castle,  Rievaulx  Abbey,  and  other  historic
spots'  in  the  neighbourhood.
