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Mr. Joy presented mounted sections of coal from Bohemia, 

 showing woody fibre. 



Mr. Whalley exhibited living ova of the Trout, one month 

 old. 



Mr. Brothers exhibited a section of Agate from Siberia ; 

 Stentor Miilleri, &c. 



SECTION FOR STATISTICS AND SOCIOLOG-Y, 



December 17th, 1861. 



Mr. Isaac Holden read a Paper '^ On the Effects Pro- 

 duced by the Character of their Residences upon the Physi- 

 cal and Moral Condition of the Working Classes." Mr. 

 Holden believed that although considerable attention had 

 been given to the building of cottages, sufficient progress 

 had not yet been made in making them comfortable and 

 attractive to the inmates. If this were done it would contri- 

 bute gi-eatly towards furthering their domestic happiness, as 

 they so frequently leave their homes seeking pleasure, instead 

 of resting after their labours, cultivating their minds, and 

 preparing themselves for their duties next day. The public 

 has already been frequently told that the accommodation was 

 insufficient for comfort and decency, and, he would add, also 

 for health. 



The interest of Mr. Holden's Paper consisted in the minute 

 knowledge which his many facts displayed of the subject. 

 He particularly dwelt on the present most imperfect method 

 of dealing with the refuse of towns, and the great evils that 

 resulted from its accumulation near every house. 



