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The land adjoinino- the building on the north side having 

 passed out of the hands of the Royal Institution, and buildiag 

 thereon having been commenced, certain necessary expenses will 

 in consequence fall on your Society. Arrangements have been 

 made between your Society and the proprietor of the land ad- 

 joining your building to the north, to cede to him the few inches 

 of land lying between your property and his, and for the sale of 

 that portion of the north wall which he intends using and the 

 land on which it rests. This will oblige your Society to alter the 

 slope of the roof, to close three of the windows and to make 

 other alterations; this arrangement has been made under your 

 resolution approved of by your Council. 



The usual free course of Somerville lectures was duly given to 

 the number of six. Your Council recommends that the thanks 

 of your Society be tendered and conveyed to the gentlemen who 

 so kindly and ably gave their valuable time and labour in the 

 preparation and delivery of these lectures, which, as proved by 

 the large attendance, were well received and much appreciated. 

 The lectures were as follows : 



1881. 

 Feby. 3rd. On Mind in Nature. By Principal Dawson. 



Feby. 10th. On Magnetism and Electricity as aids to Intelli- 

 gence. By Dr. Barnes, Point St. Charles. 



Feby. 2^th. On Sugar and its Varieties. By Dr. J. Baker 



Edwards. 



March 3rd. On the Brain as a thinking organ. By Dr. Osier. 



March 10th. On Tobacco and its effects on the Brain, the Ner- 

 vous System and organs of Vision. By Dr. 

 BuUer. 



March 13th. On the Whence and Whither of a Sunbeam. By 



H. Sugden Evans, Esq., F.C.S. 



Your Council thinks that the chan<j:e of Janitor has been bene- 

 ficial to your Society, and hopes that it m:iy not be long before 

 your resources will enable your Society to employ permanently a 

 regular Taxidermist. This is now almost a necessity as the 

 Museum must henceforth attract more attention from the public 



