'he following LECTURES were given during the Session: — 



— Social Meeting. Address by President, A. Hine. 



— R. Pickering, C.E. — "The Water Supplies of West Cumber- 

 land." 



— R. J. Baillie, F.R.A.S. — " Meteors and Comets. " 



— J. PosTLETHWAiTE, F.Gr.S. — " Remains of Life in the Skiddaw 

 Slate." 



— J. Newby Hetherington, F.R.G.S. — "The Rise of Prose 



Fiction, or the Romances of Olden Times." 

 —A. G. Bennett, C.E. — "The Telephone." 

 —Rev. W. Sherwen, M.A. — " A Week in Belsjium. " 

 — J. B. Bailey. — "Another Chapter in the History of Mary port. " 

 — J. G. GooDCHiLD, H.M.G.S. — " Coral and Coral Reefs. " 

 — Rev. W. T. Herd. — "Five da vs in Venice." 



LONGTOWN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



10th session, 1886-87. 



President 



Rev. J. R. Gibson. 



Vice-Presidents. 



R. A. Allison, M.P. 

 Rev. P. Carruthers. 

 S. F. Mc.Lachlan, M.B. 



Wm. Easton-Robertson. 

 Rev. Wm. Lytteil, M. A. 

 Jno. Wilson. 



Treasurer and Secretary ... ... ... ... Wm. Jardine. 



Committee. 



I. RiGG. I A. TWEDDLE. 



A. P. WiLKiE. I J. G. Elliott. 



Dr. Leigh-Gilchrist. 



Mrs. Wan NOP. 

 Mrs. Dr. Taylor. 



Dr. Mc.Lachlan. 



Sub-Committee. 



Delegates. 



Miss A. RiGiG. 

 Miss L. Farries. 



W. Jakdine. 



