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SYLLABUS. 
JANUARY TO APRIL, 1885. 
Jan. 183—Lecture, ‘‘ Sun-Spot Phenomena, observed at Stony- 
hurst College Observatory,’ illustrated by the 
Lantern—Rey. A. Li. Cortie. 
», 20—Paper, ‘‘ Notes on Rainfall’’—Rev. R. D. H. Gray, M.A. 
», 27—Paper, ‘‘ Epigrams”—T. J. Syckelmoore, B.A. 
Feb. 3—Paper, ‘‘ Holland in the Spring Time,” illustrated by 
the Lantern—J. C. Brumwell, M.D., J.P. 
», 10—Recitals—Director, G. B. Raweliffe. 
», 11—Dance, Mechanics’ Institution. 
5, 17—Paper, ‘‘ Who wrote ‘ Shakespeare’ ?’’—Geo. Gill. 
,, 24—Paper, “‘ A Chat about the House-Fly’—J. Rhodes. 
Mar. 38—Paper, ‘“‘Some Aspects of Destructive Distillation ’’— 
Thos. Holgate. 
», 1l0—Paper, ‘‘ Sanitary Matters: Past and Present”—T. 
N. Dall. 
», 17—Paper; ‘‘ On Browning’s Poems ’”’—B. Sagar. 
» 24—Recital, ‘The Merchant of Venice’’—-S. Brandrai, 
M.A. (Mechanies’ Institution.) 
381—Reviews of Books. 
April 7—Annual Meeting. 
», 14—Paper, “ Christian Names ’’—W. Lewis Grant. 
SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1885. 
Sep. 29—Paper, ‘‘ Local Glimpses: Nature and the Ideal—The 
President, Henry Houlding. 
Oct. 6—Paper, “The Later Geological Vicissitudes of the 
North-West of England ’’—R. H. Tiddeman, M.A., 
F.G.S., of H.M. Geological Survey. 
», 18—Paper, “A Trip to the Yellowstone Park’ — J. 
Mackenzie, M.D. 
», 20—Paper, ‘‘ A Short History of Banking ’’—J. T. Marquis. 
», 27—Short Anonymous Contributions. 
Nov. 3—Paper, ‘The Rebels of 1715, and their Lancashire 
Friends—Albert Nicholson. 
», 10—Soirée, ‘ Burnley, Old and New,” illustrated by Photo- 
graphs, Prints, Books, Maps, &c. 
», 17—Paper, ‘‘ The Advent of the Franciscans in England ”’ 
—Rey. W. 8. Caiger. 
‘Dec. 8—Paper, ‘Celtic, Roman, and Saxon Footprints in the 
Pennine Range ’—Tattersall Wilkinson. 
», 11—Dinner. 
», 15—Soirée, Elocutionary and Musical—Director, C. Parsons, 
