XXIV. 
PUBLIC LECTURES. 
Oct. Sth—J. C. Cropper, Esq.—Voleanoes. 
Nov. 5th—Rev. G. W. Crewpson, M.A.—Ants. 
Dec. 15th—Rev. C. W. Barpstry, M.A.—An Hour’s Chat about Names. 
Jan. 14th—Prof. Roniesron, F.R.S.—The Early Races of this Country. 
Jan. 20th—J. E. Tayior, Esq., Ph.D., F.G.8., F.L.S.—The Life History 
of Ferns and Mosses. 
Feb. 11th—Waynman Drxon, Esq., C.E.—Modern Egypt and Egyptians. 
Feb. 25th—Rev. H. D. Rawnsiry, M.A.—Petra. 
Mar. 25th—J. D. Krnpas, Esq., C.E., £.G.S.—Lakes, and how they 
were formed. 
Apl. 1st—G. F. Armsrronc, Esq., M.A., F.G.S., C.E., Prof. Eng., York- 
shire College, Leeds.—Mechanical Invention ; its History and 
Law of Development. 
ORDINARY MEETINGS. 
Nov. 19th—Rev. E. M. Rreynoxps, M.A., Vice-President.— Debate : That 
it is a mistake to exclude Politics from the Discussions of this 
Society. 
Dec. 3rd—Rev. H. 8S. CauuenDER, M.A., Vice-President.—Books. 
Jan. 28th—R. Crewnson, Esq., President.—On some Poets of the last 
Century. 
Mar. 11th—Mr. E. Coaarns.—Real Property, and Estates therein. 
ANNUAL Mrrtine.—Hlection of Officers, &c. 
The Committee in presenting the 4th Annual Report regret that 
they are unable to state that the success of previous Sessions has 
been maintained. 
A very full programme of public lectures on subjects of great 
interest was arranged, and the attendance on these has been very 
fair, although scarcely so good as might have been expected ; but 
the Committee found very great difficulty in providing papers for 
the Ordinary Meetings, and regret they were unable to arrange for 
the full number of such meetings. 
The Society is in a very satisfactory condition financially. 
Ten Members have been elected during the year. 64 have 
withdrawn. The total number of Members is now 136. 
During the summer the Committee, through the kindness of 
Mr. E. Hebert, were enabled to arrange a Field-day to Green Side 
Mines, Patterdale. 
The Committee have thankfully to acknowledge the “very 
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