"The fourth meeting of the eleventh session of the Andersonian Naturalists Society was held at 204, George Street, Professor G. BELL TODD, M.B., C.M., President, in the chair. After the minutes of last meeting had been read, Mr. ARCHIBALD SHANKS exhibited an Ichthyodorulite of Gyracanthus." Plucky of Mr. SHANKS, that! As the Gyracanthus is an animal with both a fin and a spine, and it was captured in Ayr, it must be a sort of flying shark. How on earth did Mr. SHANKS get it to George Street? It ought to be called "By George Street!" in future. * * * * * "THE COLONEL'S" PARADOXICAL PURPOSE.--To convert West Leeds into "NORTH Leads." * * * * * A TRUE SPORTSMAN'S TIP. At anti-gambling "spoil-sports," loudly The "sportsmen" they would spoil are fretting. Good friends, though you protest so proudly, The _true_ spoil-sport is--Betting! Although it suit the baser sort, What's sport to them is death to Sport! * * * * * [Illustration] "Piccadilly Sports" is a headline conjuring up pleasant visions of races, and other jinks unconducive to the peace and comfort of law-abiding citizens--only authorised race in Piccadilly, the "purblind race of miserable men." Yet let no irate old gentleman storm the columns of the _Times_ with a tirade against the police and County Council on this account. Because there happens to be another Piccadilly up north. _Hinc (Piccad) illi ludi._ We shall expect to be reading shortly of "Holborn miners out on strike," "Heroic rescue by the Pall Mall lifeboat," or "A serious affray with poachers at Paddington." * * * * * ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. TOBY ONCE MORE M.P. On Monday the Electors of Barkshire assembled in the great hall of their county town to elect a Member to serve in the Fourteenth Parliament of Queen VICTORIA. The High Sheriff presided. Owing to the constitutional rule which forbids Peers to take part in Parliamentary electoral proceedings, the Lord Lieutenant of the county was precluded from showing himself on the platform. It was said that, indisposed to be entirely out of so interesting and popular an event, his lordship was present disguised as a tide-waiter. Our representative, however, did not observe in the throng any person in nautical dress. [Illustration: "Carried unanimously."] The hall, which was crowded to its utmost capacity, was gaily decorated with flags. Across the full length of the hall was suspended a banner bearing the proud device "BARKS'S IS WILLIN'."