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. ** On the Rise, Growth, Maturity, and Prosperity of English 

 Literature"— by Mr. W. H. Leatham— (Read Nov. 7th, 1845.) 



3. " On the General, as distinguished from the Professional, Advan- 



tages of a Classical Education" — ^by the Rev. C. Weideraann — 

 (Read Nov. 2l8t, 1845.) 



4. "On Etruscan Antiquities" — ^by the Rev. John Ely — (Read 



Dec. 5, 1845.) 



5. "On the Revolution of 1688, considered especially with reference 



to the Conduct and Character of King William III." — ^by Mr. 

 Joseph Holmes, B.A (Read Dec. 19th, 1845.) 



6. " On the Past and Present Modes of Intercourse" — ^by Mr. C. 



Kemplay— (Read Jan. 2nd, 1846.) 



7. " On Mistaken Aims at Health and Longevity" — by Dr. Heaton — 



(Read Jan. 1 6th, 1846.) 



8. " On the Characteristics of Writers on the French Revolution — 



Hazlitt, Scott, Smythe, Carlyle, Thiers"— by the Rev. C. 

 Wicksteed, B.A — (Read Feb. 6th, 1846.) 



9. "On the Comparative Advantages of the Methods of applying 



Locomotive Power on Railways, particularly as regards the 

 Atmospheric System" — by Mr. W. S. Ward, Honorary Secre- 

 farj,— (Read Feb. 20th, 1846.) 



10. " On the Varied Appearance of the Heavens as viewed from 



several of the Planets in the Solar System" — by Mr. Thomas 

 Dykes, of Hull— (Read March 6th, 1846.) 



11. " On the Capture of Constantinople, and its Effects on Society 



in Europe" — by the Rev. Thomas Nunns, A.M — (Read March 

 20th, 1846.) 



12. " On the Character of the Athenians" — by the Rev. C. Sangster, 



A.M — (Read April 3rd, 1846.) 



13. *' On Telescopes, especially on the Earl of Rosse's Gigantic 



Instruments"— by the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, F.R.S — (Read April 

 17th, 1846.) 



