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The Council have not yet felt themselves justified 

 in making the very necessary additions to the domestic 

 accommodation of Mr. Denny, the Sub-Curator, but hope 

 that the improved state of the finances, and the liberality of 

 the Members who have not already contributed to the Society, 

 will shortly enable them to do so. 



The following Papers have been read at the Ordinary 

 Meetings, and, with one exception, have been furnished 

 by Members of the Society. They will bear comparison, 

 both as to the interest and variety of subjects, with the Papers 

 of any preceding Session : — 



1. *' On the History and Effects of the Feudal System in England," — by 



Mr. John Hope Shaw, President. — (Read Oct. 18th, 1844.) 



2. " On the recent Application of Electricity to the Arts," — by Mr. 



Martyn J. Roberts, F.R.S.E — (Read Nov. 1st, 1844.) 



3. " On the Nations which have Conquered and Colonized England," — 



by Mr. Arthur Lupton, Jun — (Read Dec. 6th, 1844.) 



4. " On the Education and Recreation of the Physical Powers," — by Mr. 



J. I. Ikin— (Read Dec. 20th, 1844.) 



5. " On the Vibrations of Musical Tones," — by Mr. W. S. Ward (Read 



Jan. 24th, 1845.) 



6. " On the Physical and Intellectual Nature of Man as adapted to tlie 



present World," — by the Rev. William Sinclair, M.A. — (Read Feb. 

 7th, 1845.) 



7. " On the Historic Epoch of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain/' — by the 



Rev. Dr. Hamilton.— (Read Feb. 21st, 1845.) 



8. " On Prognostics in Meteorology," — bj? Dr. Chad wick. — (Read March 



7th, 1845.) 



9. " On the Wars of the f ronde,"— by IMr. Hamilton Richardson (Read 



March 28th, 1845.) 



10. " On the Relations between Animal and Vegetable Organization," — by 



Dr. Heaton.— (Read April 4th, 1845.) 



11. " On the Characteristics of Spanish Literature," (concluded from the 



Session of 1840-41— by Mr. Boyes (Read April 18th, 1845.) 



