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moral, beauty ; there was an indissoluble connexion between 

 them. Material beauty was a perishable charm, for even the 

 marble features of the Apollo must crumble under the foot of 

 time ; but it had an influence upon the immaterial and im- 

 mortal part of us. It was a type of goodness and virtue, but 

 it was something beyond ; there was more than mere analogy 

 between the qualities of mind and those of matter ; goodness 

 was only beauty of a higher form. No true lover of the 

 Beautiful in nature and art, who yields to its influence, he felt 

 assured, could be a willing votary of vice, or have much relish 

 for a mean action. 



Eighth Meeting — February 4, 1850. 

 J. B. YATES, Esq., in the Chair. 



Dr. TuRNBULL presented a pamphlet, entitled How far is 

 Consumption curable ? 



Mr. NiSBET exhibited a narrow double leaf of an endoge- 

 nous tree, having the Lord's prayer in native character, from 

 Alipee, on the Malabar coast, with a set of the writing imple- 

 ments employed. The latter are formed of steel, often inlaid 

 with silver, and consist of a style, a knife, and a drill. They 

 are usually worn in a leather case in the sash at the side, and 

 accordingly are often mistaken for a dirk in eastern costume. 



The late Mr. Laker then read a paper Chi the Thilosophy 

 of Heraldry ^ and its Saxon Analogies ; and Mr. Edward 

 HiGGiN gave a sketch of the History of Door Fastenings. 



[The latter paper has been published elsewhere. — Ed.] 



