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endeared him to all with whom he was brought into contact. No- 

 where can Lord Lister's life work be more highly appreciated than in 

 the Royal Institution, and the Members, while offering their condo- 

 lence to his family on his passing away, full of years and honours, 

 would register their homage to his discoveries and achievements. 



The following After Easter Lecture Arrangements were an- 

 nounced : — 



Edmund Gosse, Esq., LL.D., Librarian to the House of Lords. Two 

 Lectures on Algernon Swinburne: His Life and Work. On Tuesdays, 

 AprU 16, 23. 



Frank Balfour Browne, Esq., M.A. Two Lectures on Insect Distribu- 

 tion, WITH Special Reference to the British Islands. On Tuesdays, 

 April 30, May 7. 



Professor William Bateson, M.A. F.R.S., PuUerian Professor of Phy- 

 siology, Royal Institution. Two Lectures on The Study of Genetics. On 

 Tuesdays, May 14, 21. 



Professor W. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L. Litt.D. LL.D. F.R.S. F.B.A., 

 Edwards Professor of Egyptology, University College, London. Two Lectures 

 on The Formation of the Alphabet. On Tuesdays, May 28, June 4. 



Professor Arthur W. Grossley, D.Sc. F.R.S. Sec. C.S., Professor of 

 Chemistry, Pharnaaceutical Society of Great Britain. Two Lectures on Syn- 

 thetic Ammonia and Nitric Acid from the Atmosphere. {Illustrated by 

 Experiments and Views of the Norwegian Works.) On Thursdays, April 18, 25. 



Professor J. Norman Collie, Ph.D. LL.D. F.R.S., Professor of Organic 

 Chemistry, University College, London; Author of "Climbs and Exploration 

 in the Canadian Rockies." Two Lectures on Recent Explorations in the 

 Canadian Rocky Mountains. On Thursdays, May 2, 9. 



Professor Howard T. Barnes, M.A. D.Sc. F.R.S.(Canada), Macdonald 

 Professor of Physics, McGill University, Montreal. Two Lectures on Ice 

 Formation in Canada : 1. The Physical Aspect ; 2. The Economic Aspect. 

 (Illustrated.) (TJie Tyndall Lectures.) On Thursdays, May 16, 23. 



Professor J. H. Poynting, Sc.D. F.R.S., Professor of Physics, University 

 of Birmingham. Two Lectures on The Pressure of Waves. (Experimentally 

 Illustrated.) On Thursdays, May 30, June 6. 



Reginald Blomfield, Esq., A.R.A. M.A. F.S.A. Three Lectures on The 

 Architecture of the Renaissance in France, 1494-1661: 1. 1494-1547, 

 The Amateurs ; 2. 1547-1594, Architecture and the Court ; 3. 1594-1661, 

 Architecture and France. On Saturdays, April 20, 27, May 4. 



H. Plunket Greene, Esq. Three Lectures on Interpretation in Song : 

 1. Equipment; 2. Rules; 3. Songs and their Classification. (With Vocal 

 Illustrations.) Accompanist, Mr. S. Liddle. On Saturdays, May 11, 18, 25. 



Willis L. Moore, Esq., Chief United States Weather Bureau, United States 

 Department of Agriculture. Two Lectures on 1. The Development op Me- 

 teorological Science ; 2. The Utilities op Meteorological Science. On 

 Saturdays, June 1, 8. 



The Presents received since the last Meeting were laid on the 

 table, and the thanks of the Members returned for the same, viz. : — 



