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Essays while at a distance, may be expected to 

 render more efficient service, now that he is come 

 to reside in the place. 



The want of scientific Essays in the early 

 part of the year, has been amply compensated, 

 within the last few weeks, by a course of Philo- 

 sophical Lectures, delivered by our learned and 

 excellent friend, John Murray, Esq. F.S.A. 

 &c. The course consisted of eight Lectures, on 

 magnetism, optics, galvanism, vegetable-physio- 

 logy, and some departments of chemistry. Ow- 

 ing to the alarm excited by the distemper then 

 prevailing, the audience was not quite so large 

 as at Mr. Murray's former visit ; but the Lec- 

 tures and experiments were equally interesting, 

 and were received with well merited applause. 

 The proprietors of the Library displayed on this 

 occasion the same liberality as before, in allow- 

 ing the gratuitous use of their rooms. The 

 receipts for the Lectures fell short of the expenses 

 incurred ; but the difference being made up by 

 subscription, no loss is sustained by the funds of 

 the Society. These funds are now so mnch 

 improved, that we may indulge the hope of see- 

 ing the debt quite extinguished against another 

 Anniversary. 



Having noticed Mr. Murray's Lectures, it is 

 proper to add, that, agreeably to the design an- 

 nounced in last Report, a complete set of the 



