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his veto whenever they are introduced. I, with diffidence, 

 presume the practical branches of Physic does not mean 

 drugs and medicine, but surgery and operative work. 

 The difference between British Politics and General 

 Politics seems to me to be somewhat obscure, for in the 

 very first volume there is an article which is political and 

 British on " The Impropriety of allowing a Bounty to 

 encourage the exportation of Corn," to which I will 

 allude later. 



Medals were awarded to those who read papers. It 

 they were of merit the award of a medal entitled the 

 Member to be enrolled amongst the list of honorary 

 members. 



The founders of the Society were the chief Scientific 

 men of Manchester. Among the Honorary Members were 

 Erasmus Darwin, Dr. Franklin, Lavoisier, Dr. Priestley, 

 William Roscoe of Liverpool, the poet and grandfather of 

 Sir Henry Roscoe, the translator of the "Life of Benvenuto 

 Cellini," author of the " Life of Pope Leo the loth." and 

 also famous as the author of the life of Lorenzo de' Medici, 

 Doming Rasbottom, a kinsman of my family, Josiah 

 Wedgewood and others, equally distinguished in literature 

 and science. 



The Reverend Samuel Hall has a paper in the first 

 volume which would have been anathematised by Mr. 

 Ruskin. The reverend gentleman shews clearly that the 

 taste for nature and beauty and fine arts has no influence 

 favourable or otherwise to morals. I hope that I may not 

 be called a Philistine if I say that I believe the reverend 

 gentleman's judgment is correct. 



There is a useful paper by Mr. Thomas Barnes, who 

 says there are some sciences of importance to those who 

 wish to be supreme in manufactures. He also observes 

 that there are many machines in Birmingham which the 



