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CONTENT.

I neither toil nor pray for wealth;
No riches covet-only health:
The healthy heart, the healthy hand,
And healthy brain to understand.

With these what need of wealth have I?
The world is mine-earth, sea, and sky;
And every star, and every flower,
To give me pleasure, has the power.

The meanest object I behold

Has teachings rich and manifold;

Can cheer the heart, the spirits raise,

And touch the chords of song and praise.

The sun, the moon, each lucent star,

The birds, the streams, my poets are:

What other pictures need I see,

Than GOD, the Artist, paints for me?

J. A. L.

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING of the Association was held at the Great Western Hotel, on Friday, October 4th, 1878.

In the absence of Mr. C. C. Smith, the retiring President, (owing to domestic affliction,) the chair was taken by Mr. F. R. Heath, who read Mr. Smith's Presidential Address "On Impolitics." The Annual Report having been read by Mr. Liddell, and the Treasurer's Report by Mr. Le Roy, both were unanimously adopted.

Votes of thanks to the retiring Officers having been passed, the following gentlemen were elected Officers for the present Session:

MR. FRANK R. HEATH, President.

MR. JOHN INNES, Vice-President.

MR. HOWARD S. PEARSON, Hon. Secretary.

MR. W. HERBERT WILLIAMS, Treasurer.

MR. CHARLES B. CASWELL, Auditor.

Messrs. BRIERLEY, COLLIER, J. E. HARTLEY, HOLDEN, LEAN, TONKS, and G. ZAIR were elected members of the Committee.

The following meetings have since been held :

October 18th-DEBATE: "That Government ought to undertake the entire charge of the children of incorrigible offenders." Affirmative, Mr. Arthur Holden, supported by Messrs. J. F. Joyce and J. E. Hartley. Negative, Mr. C. C. Smith, supported by Mr. Bond and Mr. J. W. Tonks. Voting, affirmative, 26; negative, 21. Attendance, 74.

November 1st-DEBATE: "That it is desirable to open Libraries, Picture Galleries, and Museums on Sunday." Affirmative, Mr. W. H. Williams, supported by Messrs. Innes, Harding, and John Mc.Clelland. Negative, Mr. T. H. Smith, and Messrs. Pardoe, Gardiner, and Walter Mountfort. The discussion was adjourned. Attendance, 69.

November 15th-ADJOURNED DEBATE. The Discussion was resumed in the affirmative by Mr. A. Liddell, and Messrs. C. Willmott, F. Grew, J. P. Norrington, and James Hunt. The speakers on the negative were Messrs. John Crane, W. H. Greening, J. W. Tonks, Frank Taylor, and C. Lean. Mr. Williams having replied the voting was taken as follows:-affirmative, 16; negative, 18. Attendance 50.

November 29th-LECTURE by Mr. H. J. Jennings, on "Critics and Criticism." This meeting was semi-public, and was held in the Banqueting Room of the Masonic Hall, but even the increased accommodation thus provided proved inadequate; 129 members and friends being present. The Lecture was listened to with very great interest, and at the close a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Jennings was moved from the chair, and passed by acclamation.

December 13th-DEBATE "That the advances and policy of Russia in Central Asia menace the safety of our Indian Empire." Affirmative, Mr. Walter Mountfort and Mr. J. W. Tonks. Negative, Mr. Jos. Dawson and Mr. C. C. Smith. Voting, affirmative, 9; Negative, 12. Attendance, 28.

NOTICES.

With the present number the Magazine enters upon its seventh year, and commences a fourth volume. A title-page and index for Vol. III. is issued herewith.

The illustration of Coombe Abbey, promised in the October number, is unavoidably held over until April.

In compliance with suggestions frequently made to us by non-members, who desire to have the Magazine from time to time, we have made arrangements with Messrs. Cornish Brothers, New Street, and Messrs. W. H. Smith & Son, Union Street, of whom single copies may be obtained at ninepence.

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Magazine for 1879 are now due. Members of the Association will oblige by remitting to the Treasurer, Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS, 95, Great Charles Street; and non-members direct to the Editor, Mr. L. Brierley, Somerset Road, Egbaston.

INTENDING CONTRIBUTORS will oblige by sending their papers for the April number to the Editor, not later than March 3rd.

OUR CONFIDENTIAL CORNER.

"G."-Thanks. One article is reserved for a future number; the other is a little too late to be effective.

"T. B."-The subject is worn out. See daily newspapers.

"U. V." The writer of the paper referred to prefers to remain unknown. "F."—We should, indeed, be glad of more help for the illustrations. Do try, and let us see the result.

"C. C."-As the Magazine only appears quarterly, it would not be either interesting or expedient to commence a controversy on that or any other subject.

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Held at the Great Western Hotel, Birmingham, on Friday, October 4th, 1878, Mr. Frank R. Heath, Vice-President, in the Chair.

After the usual Collation,

A vote of condolence with the President, Mr. C. C. Smith, who was absent from family bereavement, was moved by the Chairman, and seconded by

Mr. H. S. Pearson.

The Vice-President then read the Presidential Address "On Impolitics."

The Annual Report was read by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Andrew Liddell; and the Treasurer's Report by the Treasurer, Mr. W. A. Le Roy.

The adoption of the Reports was moved by Mr. Leonard Brierley, seconded by the Rev. John Cuckson, and carried unanimously.

A vote of thanks to the Retiring Officers was moved by Mr. George Zair, seconded by Mr. Percy Harrison, and carried unanimously.

The President and Hon. Secretary responded for themselves and brother officers.

Moved by Mr. J. E. Hartley, seconded by Mr. John Collier, and carried unanimously

"That Mr. Frank R. Heath be appointed President for the ensuing session."

Moved by Mr. Paxton Porter, seconded by Mr. Thomas Cund, and carried unanimously

"That Mr. John Innes be appointed Vice-President for the ensuing session."

Moved by Mr. Charles Lean, seconded by Mr. Frank Schnadhorst and carried unanimously—

"That Mr. Howard S. Pearson be appointed Hon. Secretary for the ensuing session."

Moved by Mr. J. W. Tonks, seconded by Mr. W. H. Greening, and carried unanimously

"That Mr. W. Herbert Williams be appointed Treasurer for the ensuing session."

Moved by Mr. R. Pardoe, seconded by Mr. Clement E. Gardiner, and carried unanimously

"That Mr. Charles B. Caswell be appointed Auditor for the ensuing session."

The following gentlemen were then declared by the Scrutineers to be elected as the Committee for the coming year:-Messrs. L. Brierley, J. Collier, J. E. Hartley, A. Holden, C. Lean, J. W. Tonks, and G. Zair.

Letters of resignation were read from Messrs. J. B. Bissell, Kneebone, W. A. Harrison, A. H. Hughes, Ludlow, J. Bunce. Vacancies were also announced as having occurred by the death of Mr. C. B. Newey, and by the exclusion of five members for non-payment of subscriptions.

Notices of the nomination of seventeen gentlemen for membership having been given, the proceedings terminated with the singing of the National Anthem,

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