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sented at least as varied a character as on any former 

 occasion, as the following enumeration will shew : — 



GENERAL MEETINGS. 



1. "On the British Universities" — ^by Dr. Hunter, President — (Read 



Oct. I6th, 1840.) 



2. " On Keat's Poetry — its characteristics'* — ^by the Rev. John Came- 



ron of Wakefield— (Read Nov. 6th, 1840.) 



3. "On the Philosophy of Bishop Berkeley" — ^by the Rev. George 



Ayliffe Poole, M.A.— (Read Nov. 20th, 1840.) 



4. "On Venice"— by Mr. J. I. Ikin— (Read Dec. 4th, 1840.) 



5. " On the Capabilities of the Globe which we inhabit" — ^by the Rev. 



John Ely— (Read Jan. 1st, 1841.) 



6. "On the Phases of Comets" — by Mr. Christopher Kemplay— 



(Read Jan. 15th, 1841.) 



7. " On the effect of Social Influences on the Poetry of England" — ^by 



Mr. Hamilton Richardson — (Read Feb. 5th, 1841.) 



8. " On Lamertine and his Works" — ^by Dr. Pyemont Smith — (Read 



Feb. 19th, 1841.) 



9. " Cursory Observations on some of the Changes which have taken 



place in the English Language" — ^by Samuel Bailey, Esq. of 

 Sheffield— (Read March 5th, 1841.) 



10. "On Ethics in Olden Time"— by Mr. Shaen— (Read March 19th, 



1841.) 



11. "On Animal Mechanics"— -by Mr. Braithwaite — (Read April 2nd, 



1841.) 



12. "On the Characteristics of Spanish Literature" — by Mr. Boyes — 



(Read April l6th, 1841.) 



The progress of the Museum is steady and satis- 

 factory. It is pleasing to observe the increasing taste 

 amongst all classes of the community for enjoying the 

 advantages which the easy accession to such Collections 



