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 THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 



The lectures for the ensuing session will be com- 

 menced on the' third instant, in the Athenaeum of this 

 institution : there is every prospect of their affording 

 quite as much gratification as any prior series ; not 

 only from the variety and interest of the subjects con- 

 templated, but also from the kn.own endowments and 

 acquirements of the lecturers themselves. 



A society, like that of the Plymouth Institution, 

 established for the cultivation and advancement of 

 literature, science, and the fine arts, deserves the ut- 

 most support of every individual who feels interested 

 for the intellectual character of his native town ; the 

 annual subscription ("^members who lecture paying 

 £rils. 6d., and associates, who are not expected to 

 lecture, paying £2 2s.) is so moderate that three such 

 towns as Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse 

 ought to furnish subscribers at least treble or quadru- 

 ple of the present number ; this assertion, however, 

 must not be misunderstood as implying anything like 

 an exigency in pecuniary means, on the part of the 

 society — the contrary is the fact, as every thing has 

 been in a state of flourishing progress from the estab- 

 lishment of the institution to the present time. 



The following is a correct list of the present officers 

 of the institution, together with a prospectus of the 

 lectures for the ensuino; session. 



* Gentlemen who undertake to lecture are eligible as members. 

 An election of a member is by ballot, after an application from the 

 candidate to the president, in writing, accompanied by a recom- 

 mendation signed by three members, has been submitted to the 

 society, at a meeting not less than seven days before the day of elec- 

 tion. Each member must pay £l lis. 6d. to the treasurer, for the 

 purpose of the society, on the first evening of every session. 



Gentlemen who do not undertake to lecture are eligible as associ- 

 ates. The election of associates is nearly similar to that of mem- 

 bers : each associate must pay £2 2s. to the treasurer on the first 

 evening of each session. 



Extract from the Laws of the Society, 



