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which vety ihstructive Course the Society was 

 indebted to its Honorary Member, Mr. Phillips. 

 The lecturer took a general view of the whole of 

 this division of animated nature, but confined 

 his particular remarks to the molluscous and 

 crustaceous tribes; and not only gave abundant 

 proofs of his competency to the difficult subject he 

 had undertaken, but afforded much information 

 upon matters to which little attention has been 

 hitherto paid in this country. As might have been 

 anticipated, these Lectures were listened to with 

 great attention by a numerous audience. 



The other Course of Lectures was delivered 

 by Mr. Wood, of London, upon '* Ancient History, 

 as connected with Architecture." The merits of 

 these popular Lectures are too well known to need 

 any remark whatever ; they were numerously 

 attended, and much and deservedly admired. 



Many of the papers read during the year 

 having been furnished by individuals of their own 

 body, it does not become the Council to offer any 

 opinion respecting them ; they cannot refrain, 

 however, from expressing their satisfaction at the 

 friendly reception which they uniformly met with 

 from the Society. 



The following papers have been read at the 

 Ordinary Meetings of the Session : — 



