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May 3, 1836, were — Opening address, by Dr. Jones ; on the Ad- 

 vantages of Education, by the Rev. E. Craig ; on Poetry, by the 

 Rev. J.Hearn; Study and Advantages of Natural Philosophy, by W. 

 Higgins ; on Heat, by Mr. W. F. Curtis; on Electrical Pheno- 

 mena, by W. M. Higgins ; on Light, by Mr. W. B. Byng ; on 

 Painting, by the Rev. W. Russell ; on Pneumatics, by R. Smith, 

 Esq. ; on Palestine, by the Rev. R. Porter ; on the Eye (repeated 

 by request), by J. N. Heale, Esq. ; on the Philosophy of History, 

 by G. Bennett, Esq. ; on Light, by Mr. W. B. Byng ; on the for- 

 mation of a habit of Scientific Inquiry, by the Rev. E. Craig; 

 concluding Address of the season, by Dr. Jones. To meet the con- 

 venience of the neighbouring gentry, several of these lectures were 

 delivered in the morning, all of them to respectable, and many to 

 crowded, audiences. 



The officers of the society are as follows — Trustees, Rt. Hon. 

 Sir W. H. Fremantle, Col. T. Wood, M.P., G. S. Harcourt, Esq., 

 Rev. R. Govett, A.M., vicar of Staines, Henry Ashby, Esq. Presi- 

 dent, John Gibbons, Esq. Vice-presidents, Rev. R. Govett, A.M., 

 Rev. R. Jones, D.D., M.R.S.L., H. Pownall, Esq. Treasurer, W. B. 

 Byng, F.R.A.S. Committee, Mr. T. Ashbv, jun., Mr. C. Finch, 

 S. F. Davis, Esq., Mr. F. Ashby, Mr. J. Jackson, Mr. W. Hol- 

 gate, jun., J. Dobinson, Esq., G. Bennett, F.L.S., Rev. E. Craig, 

 M.A., F.R.S.E., Rev. R. Porter, Mr. H. Ashby, Mr. J. N. Heale. 

 Honorary Secretaries, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Richings. 



The funds of this society are in a flourishing state, and its pros- 

 pects otherwise cheering and encouraging. We sincerely hope it 

 will continue to be supported with the same praiseworthy zeal 

 which prompted its establishment, and trust that the library and 

 museum will rapidly increase by the liberality of the inhabitants of 

 Staines and its neighbourhood. 



WARWICKSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY AND 

 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The first Quarterly Meeting of the members of this flourishing 

 association was held at Warwick, on the 22nd of October, Sir H. 

 Dryden, Bart., in the chair. The Chairman congratulated the mem- 

 bers upon the success which had already attended the formation of 

 the society, and the prospects they had before them of soon obtain- 

 ing not only a most numerous list of subscribers, but also a most 

 beautiful and valuable collection of natural curiosities ; and it af- 

 forded him the greater satisfaction, since the pursuit of the sciences 

 was a purely tranquil and contemplative one, and as such must meet 

 with the increased consideration and support of the county. After 

 passing a warm eulogium on Dr. Buckland, and expressing the 

 high respect and admiration he felt for the talents and attainments 

 which had enabled that eminent individual who sat near them to 



