The subjects of the Papers read before the Society, 

 during the Session, have been — 



1. ''On Vapours" — ^by William Hey, Esq. the President — (read Octo- 



ber 21st, 1831.) 



2. "On Ceremonial Magic" — ^by Mr. William Osbum, Jun. Vice- 



President — (read November 4th, 1831.) 

 S. " On the Natural History, Devastations, and Uses of Locusts" — by 

 Mr. Henry Denny, Sub-Curator — (read Nov. 18th, 1831.) 



4. '* A Phrenological Analysis of the Theory of Dreams, Spectral Illu- 



sions, and some of the more usual Phenomena of Mental De- 

 rangement" — ^by Dr. Alexander, of Wakefield — (read Decem- 

 ber 2nd, 1831.) 



5. " On the Improved Means afforded by the Progress of Knowledge, 



of Elucidating the History of the past, and on the Importance 

 of such Elucidation in reference to the future Prospects of So- 

 ciety," Part I. — ^by the Rev. — . Taylor, of Manchester — (read 

 December l6th, 1831.) 



6. " On the Distribution of Animals over the Surface of the Globe"— 



by Richard Matthews, Esq. Barrister-at-Law — (read January 

 6th, 1832.) 



7. The conclusion of the Rev. Mr. Taylor's Paper — (read January 



20th, 1832.) 



8. "On Presentiments and First Impressions"— by Mr. Robert Baker — 



(read February 3rd, 1832.) 



9. " On several of the Incidents of Vitality, including Suspended Ani- 



mation and Spontaneous Combustion" — ^by Mr. Wilham Wild- 

 smith — (read February 17th, 1832.) 



10. "On the Comparative Beauties of Grecian and Gothic Architec- 



ture" — ^by Mr. Christopher Kemplay — (read March 2nd, 1 832.) 



11. "On Poetry — the Early English Poets" — ^by Mr. Robert Perring — 



(read March l6th, 1832.) 



12. "On the Philosophical Opinions of Bishop Berkeley, and especially 



on the Non-existence of a Material World" — by Mr. John Wil- 

 kinson, Commercial-Street — (read April 6th, 1832.) 



13. *'0n the Origin and Progress of the Ascetic Life, and of its 



Effects upon the Social System of Europe" — ^by Mr. George 

 Waring— (read April 27Ui, 1832.) B 



