President, founded on a Communication from the Rev. Dr. Wolff— 

 (Read March 1st, 1850.) 



11. "On Form"— by Mr. C. W. Burleigh— (Read March 15th, 1850.) 



12. "On the Results of the Life and Teaching of Plato"— by the Rev. H. R. 



Reynolds— (Read April 5th, 1850.) 



13. "On the Life, Genius, and Writings of Cervantes" — by Wm. St. James 



Wheelhouse, Esq., Barrister-at-Law — (Read April 19th, 1850.) 



During the Session Three Courses of Lectures have 

 been delivered. The first consisted of a Course of Four 

 Lectures by E. W. Brayley, Esq., F.L.S. and G.S., "On 

 recent Investigations and Discoveries in several Depart- 

 ments of Science, relating to the Physical Structure of the 

 World, and the Mutual Relations of Geology, Astronomy, 

 and Meteorology." This Course was well attended, and 

 the interesting matter brought before the audience on many 

 novel and important subjects, proved highly attractive. 



The second Series consisted of Four Readings from 

 Shakspere by Miss Kelly, whose talents as a dramatic 

 reader were so highly appreciated last year as to induce 

 the Council again to invite her to Leeds. The Plays 

 selected were Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, and As 

 you like it. Miss Kelly read the Plays with her well 

 known taste and discrimination of character, and the 

 Readings were attended by overflowing audiences. 



In the Report of last year a hope was expressed that 

 the Rev. W. Sinclair, the President, might be induced 

 to continue his interesting Course of Lectures "On Scottish 

 Poetry," which terminated at the close of the Eighteenth, 

 and to extend the Series into the Nineteenth Century. 



