8. " On the Influence of Climate and Local Circumstances on the 

 / Imagination" — communicated by Mr. Wm. Hey — (Read Feb. 



3rd, 1837.) 



9. " On Chemical Notation, Isomorphism, and Isomerism" — by IMr. 



West, Secretary— (Read Feb. 17th, 18370 



10. " On the Sources and Grounds of History" — by the Rev. R. W. 



Hamilton— (Read March 3rd, 1837-) 



11. "On the Comparative Advantages of a State of Civilization and 



Literature over a State of Barbarism" — by Mr. IMarcus — (Read 

 March 17th, 1837-) 



12. " On the Highlands, and the present Conditionof the Inhabitants" 



—by Dr. Hunter— (Read April 21st, 1837-) 



It will be observed that, with a single exception, 

 these are all on literary subjects. 



PRIVATE MEETINGS. 

 " On the Yorkshire Coal Field"— by the late Mr. E. S. George— (Read 

 Nov. 11th, 1836.) 



"On the Management of the Microscope, and the Verification of 

 Microscopic Objects" — by Mr. W. S. Ward — (Read Dec. 9th, 

 1837.) 



It was believed by some that an individual appli- 

 cation for a Paper to each Member of the Society 

 would induce many to exert themselves in this way 

 who had not before done so ; and thus probably intro- 

 duce greater variety in the subjects and in the manner 

 of treating them, while the change of authors might 

 have the effect of interesting a larger number in the 

 general prosperity of the Society. Accordingly, a 

 letter from the Secretaries on behalf of the Council 

 was sent previously to the commencement of the 

 Session to each member of the Society. Many of 

 these appUcations remained unanswered, a few mem- 



