Page. 



Ihne, Dr. W., ♦* On the True Mythological Conception of Janus" 143 

 Yates, James, •* On the Rheno-Danubian Barrier of the Roman 



Empire" 152 



RoscoE Centenary, Account of the Celebration 154 



Moss, Rev. J. J., •* On an Explosion of Gunpowder at 



Fm-nace, N.B 155 



Ihne, Dr. W., "On the Trustworthiness of the Accounts 



respecting the Regal Period of the Roman History" ... 156 



Hume, Rev. Dr., "Who was Macbeth?" 166 



Ferguson, William, *' On Bombycilla Carolinensis, B. garrula 



and Merops Apiaster" ... ... ... ... ... 173 



Ramsay, Rev. A., " On the Practical Applications of Comparative 



Philology" 174 



TowsoN, J. T., " On the Deviation of the Compass on board Iron 



Steamers proceeding to the Southern Hemisphere" ... 192 



HuGGiNs, Samuel, " Architecture and Nature" ... ... 199 



HowsoN, Rev. J. S., " On the History of Nautical Terms" ... 204 



Symonds, H. E., " On the Fall of an Aerolite in Corrientes" ... 207 

 Hume, Rev. Dr., " On the History, Present Position, and Future 



Prospects of the Literary and Philosophical Society" ... 208 

 Stevenson, Wm., " On the General Character of the Storms 



which pass over the British Isles" ... ... ... 209 



Appendix. 



Hahtnup, John, " Meteorological Results deduced from Observa- 

 tions taken at the Liverpool Observatory during the two 



years ending December 31st, 1852" ... ... ... , iii 



Treasurers' Accounts, Session xl. ... ... ... ... xv 



Session xli. ... ... ... ... xvi 



Donations to the Library, from October, 1851, to June, 1853 ... xvii 



Members, List of. Session xlii., 1852-53 ... ... ... xix 



Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xxv 



