12. "On the Theory of Circumstantial Evidence,"— by Mr. J. H. 



Shaw, Vice-President.— (Read April 15th, 1839.) 



13. ^^An Historical Account of the late Parish Church of Leeds, 



with some Observations relative to the Ancient Fragments 

 discovered during the Removal of various Parts of the 

 Building,"— by Mr. R. D. Chantrell. 



PRIVATE MEETINGS. 



1. "On the Auxiliaries of the Future Tense in the English Verb,**— 



by the President — (Read Jan. 11th, 1839.) 



2. " On the Oxy-hydrogen Microscope," — ^by Mr. Wm. Sykes Ward, 



(Read March 8th, 1839.) 



During the session the sittings of the sections on 

 Geology and Statistics, (the only two yet formed) have 

 been regularly continued. That their labours have 

 been neither devoid of interest nor usefulness, the 

 Reports of their Proceedings in the annexed Appendix 

 will show. 



The visiter to the Museum cannot have failed to 

 notice the improvement which has been partially com- 

 menced, and which, as the necessary funds are now 

 obtained, will, it is confidently hoped, be completed during 

 the approaching summer. Although the collection of 

 objects worthy of preservation has been gradually 

 augmenting, the appearance and interest of the Museum 

 has by no means kept pace with them. This has arisen 

 from several causes ; two circumstances have, however, 

 proved the greatest obstacles, viz. the arrangement of the 

 Museum not being in accordance with the present state 



