THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION* 5 



C. H. Smith; Capt. G. WooUcombe, R. N. ; Lieut. 

 Pearce, R. N. ; Messrs. J. F. Jessop; J. L. Stevens, 



D. Ross, J. Y. Fownes, Richards; Sir D. Forrest; 

 Capt. Delafons, R. N. ; Mr. W. H. Hawker ; Miss 

 Dixon; Miss H. Smith; Messrs. J. Chanter, 

 Crocker, H. WooUcombe, J. Fox, Hendy ; Mrs. 

 Lockyer; Messrs. Bartlett, Davy, B. Sampson, C. 

 Trelawny, E. WiUiams, R. F. Rattenbury ; Rev. 

 Mr. Mmidy; Capt. Frankly n, R. N. ; Messrs. W. 

 Hen wood, Roberts, Gabriel; Rev. J. L. Harris; 

 Messrs. P. Breton, (Calcutta), Bicknell, Cole, Haw- 

 kins, Murray, Northcote, Roscoe, Perkins, and 

 Stokes ; Rev. T. Byrth ; Messrs. G. Harvey, W. S. 

 Harris; Dr. Blackmore; Mr. C. Greaves; Dr. 

 Butter; Sir J. Seppings ; Messrs. N. Howard, W. 

 Henwood ; Mrs. Wightwick, &c., &:c. 



The Institution consists of ordinary, extraordinary, 

 honorary, and corresponding members. Its affairs 

 are under the direction of three presidents, a treasu- 

 rer, and a secretary, elected every year from among 

 the ordinary members. The Session commences 

 annually on the first Thursday in October, and a 

 lecture is delivered every week till the last Thursday 

 in March, The chair is taken at seven o' clock in 

 the evening, and an essay is read by one of the 

 ordinary members, after which a discussion takes 

 place, which, by the laws of the society, cannot last 

 after ten. The Rev. R. Lampen, in his discourse 

 on the opening of the Athenaeum, eloquently remarks ' 

 on its tendency to confer " much invaluable enjoy- 

 ment, gladdening the privacy of domestic life — much 

 elevation of character bestowed on social intercourse 

 — many innocent resources to relieve the frequent 

 anxieties, and to ennoble the daily pleasures of exist- 

 ence.'' An interesting feature of the Athenseum is 

 its triennial exhibition of paintings, the works of 

 amateurs and professional artists of the town and 

 neighbourhood. It is intended to have a public 

 exhibition of paintings next year, and it is the design 

 of the Committee to direct their attention to obtaining 



