xiii. 
Mar. 4.—Mr, J. Fisoer Crostuwaite, F.S.A.—‘‘ Recollections of the 
Keswick Post Office, past and present.” 
Mar. 11.—Mr. Tos. SmrrH—‘‘ Charles Mackay.” 
AnnvuaL MEETING. 
LECTURES. 
Oct. 32. —Mr. H. H. S. Pearse (War Correspondent of the Daily News in 
the Soudan)—‘‘ The British Square at Abu Klea.” 
Nov. 19.—Rev. J. N. Hoarz, M.A.—‘‘The Cuneiform Inscriptions of 
Assyria.” 
Dec. 3.—Rev. R. Woop, M.A.—‘‘Some Poisonous Plants of the Lake 
District.” 
Dec. 17.—Mr. R. PenpLeBury, M.A.—‘‘ Calculations.” 
Feo. —Dr. Buack—‘“‘ Dr. John Brown of Edinburgh.” 
Feb. 11.—Rev. H. D. Rawnstey, M.A.—‘‘Some more Royal Mummies,” 
with Limelight illustrations. 
Feb. 18.—Capt. Eric Stuart Bruce, M.A.—‘‘Electricity—the Coming 
Power,” illustrated by experiments. 
CommitTTEE’s REPoRT.—The Committee have much pleasure in 
reporting the progress of the Society during the past Session. The 
programme consisted of eight ordinary meetings and eight lectures, 
which may be classified as follows :—Scientific, four ; literary and 
biographical, five ; historical, four ; antiquarian and miscellaneous, 
three. The Rev. R. Wood kindly took the place of Dr. Knight, 
who was unable to deliver his lecture on “ Food.” 
The Council of the Association have been considering the 
desirability of having a course of University lectures in connection 
with the various local societies, and your Committee think that 
advantage should, if possible, be taken of the opportunity, as 
suggested by the Rev. H. D. Rawnsley in the Cvosthwaite Magazine 
for January last. The Committee have arranged with the Library 
Committee to pay half the subscription of the library to the Cum- 
berland and Westmorland Archeological Society, so that members 
may have the opportunity of perusing the valuable “Transactions” 
of that Society in the library. The Committee respectfully urge 
upon the members the absolute necessity of purchasing the Zrams- 
actions of the Association, as by so doing they will not only benefit 
