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underworld, amid songs of joy, which change to tones of 

 apprehension as the thought occurs that the god must return to 

 the land of shades before the year has run its course. Then 

 comes a short section in praise of Tammuz, followed by a 

 prayer for increase. A comparison shows that there is a great 

 likeness between the texts referring to Tammuz hitherto known, 

 and the interesting series of hymns preserved in the Manchester 

 Museum. 



The paper will be published in the next volume of the 

 j\Iemoirs. 



Ordinary Meeting, April 21st, 1903. 



Charles Bailey, M.Sc, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of the 

 books upon the table- The recent accessions to the Society's 

 library included the following : — •" Tsimshian Texts,^' by F. Boas, 

 (410., Washington, 1902), presented by the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology ; " Definitive Resultate aus den Frager PoihoJieii- 

 Messti?igen von i88g bis 18 g2 laid von i8gj bis iSgg" von L. 

 Weinek (4to., Prag, 1903), presented by the K. K. Sternwarle zu 

 Prag ; and '''Papers on Mechanicai and Physical Subjects^ 

 3 vols., by Professor O. Reynolds (8vo, Cambridge, 1900-03), 

 presented by the author. 



The President reported that the Society was about to lose 

 the services of Mr. Charles Leigh, who had acted as the Society's 

 Assistant Secretary and Librarian, and who had been appointed 

 Deputy Librarian of the Owens College. Throughout the 

 seven or eight years during which he had held office with the 

 Society, Mr. Leigh had shewn conspicuous devotion to its 

 interests, unfailing urbanity to all its members, considerable 

 industry and skill in librarian's and secretarial work, a capital 

 knowledge of accounts, and good business methods, all of which 

 had relieved the acting officers of much detailed work. The 

 President congratulated Mr. Leigh upon his appointment at 

 the Owens College, and wished him a long, pleasant, and useful 

 career in his new office. 



