XX. 



1887. 

 Jan. 11. — Conversazione. — Natural History Exhibition. 

 Jan. 27. — Rev. J, G. Wood. — "Unappreciated Insects." 

 Feb. 8. — Rev. H. J. Bctlkeley — "Eminent Persons who died iu 1886." 

 Feb. 22. — Rev. Canon Cooper. — "The Poetry of Tennyson." 

 Mar. 8.— J. G. Goodchild, F.G.S., H.M. Geol. Survey.— "The Lion and 



his Kindred." 

 Mar. 22. — Short Papers. 



PENRITH AND DISTRICT LITERARY AND 

 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



6th session, 1886-87. 



President 



George Watson. 



Vice-Presidents. 



J. G. GooDCHiLU, H.M. Geo. Survey, F.G.S., F.Z.S. 



Rev. H. Whitehead, M.A. 



Past- Presidents. 

 M. ^V. Taylor, M.D., F.S.A. | Major 'W. B. Arnison. 



Rev. E. W. Chapman, M.A. 



Secretary 

 Treasurer 



H. M'Lean Wilson, M.B., CM. 

 J. B. Shawyer. 



Major W. B. Arnison 



W. B. Arnison. 



Rev. E. W. Chapman. 



Rev. W. M. SCHNIBBEN. 



T. Lester. 

 J. Thompson. 



Curator of Museum 

 Librarian 



Delegates. 



Committee. 



G. Watson. 



C. H. Graham. 



F. King. 



E. H. Keed, M.A. 



Rev. J. N. Marsh, M.A. 



J. Simpson Yeates. 



Charles Smith. 

 ... J. Stuart. 



The folloicing MEETINGS were held during the Session: — 



1886. 

 Nov. 4. — Annual General Meeting and Conversazione. 

 Nov. 18.— W^ Peck, Esq., F.R.A.S.— L "The Sun." 

 Dec. 2. — ,, ,, — II. "The Planets and their Satellites." 



Dec. 16.— ,, „ —IIL "The Moon." 



Dec. 23. — ,, ,, — rV. " Comets and Shooting Stars. " 



Dec. 30. — Prof. H. A. Nicholson. — "The History of Evolution." 



1887. 

 Jan. 6. — W. Peck, Esq. — V. " The Stellar Universe. " 

 Jan. 13.— T. Fawcett, Esq., B.A.— "The Earthworm: Its Place and 

 W^ork in Nature." 



