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Dec. 27 — Kev. W. Knight, Professor of Moral Philosophy at St. Andrew's — 



The Rise of Great Cities. 

 Jan. 22. — R. F. Martin, Esq.— The Sun as a Source of Light and Heat. 

 Feb. 5. — Eev. J. D. Harrington, M.A.— Coleridge. 

 Feb. 19. — C. Llotd Morgan, Esq., Assoc. R.S.M., F.G.S.— Sketches iu North 



and South America. 

 Mar. 5. — R. S. Ferguson, Esq., M.A., LL.M. — Heraldry. 

 Mar. 19. — Rev. J. Colling wood Bruce, LL.D, — The Roman ^^'all. 



The number of members is now 177. 



The summer field-days were five in number, exclusive of the ex- 

 cursions in connection with the Association Meeting at Whitehaven, and 

 were all well attended, papers being read at each meeting. 



The winter programme has been more successful than in any- 

 previous year, both ordinary meetings and lectures having been attended 

 by greater numbers than in former years. There were nine Ordinary 

 Meetings, including a highly successful microscopic soiree ; and the 

 papers brought forward were generally speaking entirely original in their 

 nature. The Public Lectures were ten in number, four of them bearing 

 upon the principles of light, heat, and sound ; two of them upon poetry; 

 and the rest upon various subjects, among which should be specially 

 mentioned those of Professor Knight on "The Rise of Great Cities," and 

 Dr. Bruce on "The Roman Wall."' 



The Local Museum of Natural History has made considerable 



progress; so much so, that the Society felt itself justified in taking 



advantage of the occasion of the visit of the Association for a public 



opening of the same. The collection is wholly confined to specimens 



illustrating the Natural History and Antiquities of the District, and may 



be thus briefly summarized. 



Zoological Collection ..; ... ... 700 specimens 



Geological „ ... ... ... 1368 ,, 



Antiquarian „ ... ... ... 71 „ 



Woods of the District ... ... ... 41 „ 



Lichens of the District ... ... ... 238 „ 



Remaining Botanical Collection, very con- 

 siderable, but not enumerated 



2418 specimens 

 exclusive of the remaining botanical, and of various maps, models, &c. 



