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REPORT OP THE 



RAIN-FALL, 1859. 



The Lectures delivered in the Theatre of the Museum in 

 the year 1859, have been scarcely so numerous as in the preced- 

 ing year. Early in the year the Council engaged Mr. Gosse 

 to deliver two lectures " On Examples of Divine Contrivance 

 in the Structure of the Lower Animals." Mr. Procter delivered 

 two lectures " On the Natural History and Mineralogy of 

 Precious Stones," and the Rev. John Lees two " On William 

 of Wykeham." Mr. Greenhow also gave an account of his 

 personal experience at the Siege of Lucknow ; and Mr. Davies 

 his fourth " Antiquarian Walk through York." In the autumn 

 and winter session, the Society has been indebted to the Rev. 

 Thomas Myers, for three lectures " On Mental and Moral 

 Science j" to Mr. Procter, for one " On Induced Electricity ;" 

 and to Capt. O'Brien, for an account of the " Currents of the 

 Ocean." Abstracts of the papers read at the Monthly Meetings 

 of the Society are appended to this Report. 



