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the result seems to have justified these extraordinary 

 efforts, inasmuch as the Lectures, — which combined the 

 attraction of concerts, and had the merit of producing 

 the music of by-gone days in a degree of perfection 

 hitherto generally unknown, and the interest of his- 

 torical reminiscences, -^called together so numerous an 

 audience that it was necessary to hire the Hall of the 

 Mechanics' Institution to aflPord sufficient accommoda- 

 tion. 



The course of Six Lectures on Electro-Dynamics, 

 Electro-Magnetic Telegraphs, Electro- Metallurgy, and 

 the Solidification of Carbonic Acid, by Mr. Addams, 

 afforded a decided change of subject, and were received 

 with many unequivocal signs of approbation, as showing 

 to those who were little acquainted with the particular 

 branches of science treated of, the astonishing progress 

 which had been made therein, and producing actual facts 

 and experiments to those who were previously only 

 acquainted with dry published details. 



The following Papers were read during this Ses- 

 sion : — 



GENERAL MEETINGS. 



1. "On the Scottish Universities" — by Dr. Hunter, the President — 



(Read Oct. 15th, 1841.) 



2. " On the Psychology of Ancient Egypt, as illustrated by the In- 



scriptions on the Mummies in the Museum" — ^by Mr. Osburn, 

 M.R.S. Lit.— (Read Nov. 5th, 1841.) 



