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[press cutting for A E Shipley.]

DARWIN CENTENARY PREPARATIONS,

SOME OF THE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

From Our Cambridge Correspondent.

The Darwin Centenary Celebrations of next week are already putting into the shade the May Week festivities, brilliant as these have been in many respects. The University is exerting itself to an almost unparalleled extent to make these commemorations memorable, and the scenes of the three days will be exceedingly brilliant.

The "University Reporter" has issued a special number containing the names of delegates and guests.

Of the former, the Universities, academies, colleges, learned societies, etc., of America are sending thirty, these including the president of Cornell University, the president of the New York Academy of Sciences, the Provost of Pennsylvania University, the president of the American Museum of Natural History, the president of the Washington Carnegie Institute, and the chief of the Bureau of Entomology in the United States Department of Agriculture; Austria-Hungary, 10; Belgium, 8; Egypt, 1; France, 15 (amongst them Prince Roland Bonaparte); Germany, 30; Holland, 6; Java. 1; Italy, 10 (including the Italian Ambassador and the president of the Royal Institute at Venice); Japan, 2; Norway, 1; Russia, 7; Sweden, 8 (with them Dr. Svante Arrhenius, director of the Nobel Institute, Stockholm, and the president of the Stockholm Institute, Count Morner); Switzerland, 4; Africa, 5; Australia, 6 (including the Hon. J. McCall, Agent-General of Tasmania); Canada, 8 (including the Chancellor of New Brunswick University and the president of Toronto University); India and Ceylon, 8; New Zealand, 7 (amongst them the Hon. Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, Chancellor of New Zealand University, and the Hon. W. Pember Reeves, formerly. High Commissioner for

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Porter will represent the Admiralty, the Duke of Northumberland and Sir James Crichton Browne the Royal Institution, Sir Archibald Geikie (president), Sir T. L. Brunton, and Sir E. Ray Lancaster the Royal Society, Dr. Norman Moore the Royal College of Physicians, Mr. Francis Darwin (president) the British Association, Major Leonard Darwin (president) the Royal Geographical Society, and Sir W. S. Church (president) the Royal Society of Medicine. Most of the English Universities will be represented by their presidents or vice-chancellors. Ireland will have nine delegates, Scotland twelve, and Wales six. Many of the delegates are already in Cambridge and have been enjoying the festivities.

A Darwin Exhibition.

Christ's College opened the Darwin Exhibition, which has been assembled by the energy of Mr. A. E. Shipley and Mr. J. C. Simpson (Emmanuel) last weekend. It is a very interesting collection of portraits, pictures, photographs, busts, manuscripts, books, and relics, including Darwin's first note-book of observations for his magnum opus, the first draft of the "Origin of Species," his letters to his publishers, his journal written whilst on the "Beagle" expedition, and many interesting personal objects. These are shown in the old library, where Darwin was wont to resort. His rooms in Christ's College will be on views next week.