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“ A paper on "Practical Meteorology," with illustrations of the most recent improvements in meteorological apparatus, is also in hand. Entomology. Ornithology, and Microscopy sill not be forgotten; but for these subjects we invite and shall be glad to receive further aid. ”

“ Furthermore, every subscriber should consider him or herself as commissioned to observe and report on all occurrences of scientific interest which may happen in their neighbourhood. It cannot be doubted that hundreds of facts, which if published would be of scientific value, are yearly observed hy some one or oiler, but lost because not recorded, if our readers will help us in this respect, our endeavour to make the "Midland Naturalist" a magazine of Midland Counties Natural History will be realised. ”