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Arrangements having been made in September, 

 through the agency of Mr. Simpson, for a series 

 of Lectures, to which non-subscribers might be ad- 

 mitted on very moderate terms, the Council ap- 

 plied for the use of the Library rooms for that 

 course ; which the Proprietors, with their wonted 

 liberality, readily granted. The course began, Sep- 

 tember 19th, with an Introductory Address, by 

 Henry Belcher, Esq., on the advantages of Literary 

 Institutions in general, and of the Whitby Literary 

 and Philosophical Society, in particular. On the 

 26th of the same month. Dr. Young gave an Ad- 

 dress, comprising an account of the Meeting of 

 the British Association at Newcastle, which he had 

 attended. On the 27th, a Lecture on Electricity, 

 illustrated by several experiments, was given by 

 the Rev. John Conaty. On the 11th of October, 

 Mr. Simpson gave a Lecture on Geology, illus- 

 trated by specimens and sections. And on the 

 25th, a Lecture on Animal Mechanics was given 

 by John Ripley, Esq., illustrated by various speci- 

 mens from the Museum. The attendance, on all 

 these occasions, was good, and the communica- 

 tions were very favourably received. The amount 

 paid for admission has not been great, but the 

 attraction of the Lectures has encouraged some to 

 become Members of the Society, or Annual Sub- 

 scribers ; and it is hoped that, by a continuance of 

 such Lectures, at regular intervals, further acces- 

 sions to our numbers will soon be obtained. 



