Mr. Atherstone, on Poetry ; the last by Mr. Addams, 

 on Acoustics. The attendance on each of them was 

 very gratifying, particularly when compared with the 

 very thin attendance in former years on lectures deli- 

 vered by gentlemen of considerable eminence. The 

 hopes which the Council entertained of the production 

 of at least one course of lectures by the native talent of 

 the Society, have been disappointed, for the present 

 session ; they have, however, much pleasure in ac- 

 knowledging the readiness of gentlemen in providing 

 papers for the ordinary meetings of the Society. In the 

 following enumeration it is gratifying to observe that the 

 communications by new Members have not fallen short 

 of the usual proportion. 



The papers read before the Society have been — 



1 . "On Vapours," by William Hey, Esq. President — (read October 



19th, 1832.) 



2. " On the Happiness of Man, as depending on the proper adjust- 



ment of his Mental and Bodily Powers," by Dr. Disney 

 Launder Thorp — (read November 2nd, 1832.) 



3. "On Home Colonization," by Mr. William Atkinson — (read 



November 16th, 1832.) 



4. " On the Uses of Gelatine, as applied to Human Sustenance," 



by Sir John Byerley, of London — (read December 7th, 

 1832.) 



5. " Miscellaneous Chemical Observations, with Experiments," by 



Mr. WiUiam West, Secretary — (read December 21st, 

 1832.) 



6. " On the Influence of the Extension and Improvement of Ma- 



chinery, particularly with reference to its Effects on the 

 Wages of Labour, and the Condition of the Lower Classes," 

 by Mr. John Arthur Ikin, Solicitor — (read January 4th, 

 1833. 



