GREENOCK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



U.— Statement ot iproceeMnos. 



In submitting their report for the past Session, the Committee 

 have to congratulate the Members on the continued prosperity of 

 the Society — aUke in respect to the membership, the finances, the 

 high standard of the papers read to the Society, and the good 

 attendances at the lectures. At the close of last Session the number 

 of Members was 185; since then 34 have joined the Society, 

 making in all 219. Of these, 3 have died, 2 left town, and 22 have 

 resigned — leaving 192 at present on the Roll. The number of 

 tickets issued to the Members for ladies and youths was 212, against 

 226 in the previous year. The Treasurer's statement shows that the 

 balance at credit of the Society now is ^35 12s. 9d., as compared 

 with ;^2 7 OS. 7d. last year. 



The following Lectures were delivered during the past Session 

 — 1890-91 : — 



Oct. 31. — '■'■Landmarks of Scott" By Wallace Bruce, Esq., U.S. 

 Consul, Edinburgh. 



Nov. ■].—'■'■ Oitr Alphabet: Its Origin and Folk-lore.'^ By William 

 Jolly, Esq., F.G.S., F.R.S.E., H.M. Inspector of Schools. 



„ 14. — ^'■Electricity and its Practical Application.''^ Illustrated by 

 Numerous Experiments and Lantern Views. By Archibald 

 Denny, Esq., M.I.N.A., &c., Dumbarton. 



„ 21. — '■'■German Culture." By Sidney Whitman, Esq., London, 

 Author of " Imperial Germany." 



„ cS. — " Count Tolstoi as a Novelist and Social Reformer." By M. 

 Sergius Stepniak, Author of "The Career of a Nihilist," 

 " Underground Russia," &c. 



Dec. 5. — '■'■Dramatic Recital" By Samuel Brandram, Esq., M.A., 

 Oxon., London. 



„ 12. — •'■Scalds and Saga Men: a Chapter in the Wonderful Liter- 

 ature of Icela?id." By David Ross, Esq., M.A., B.Sc, 

 LL.D., Principal E.C. Training College, Glasgow. 



„ 19. — " The Origin of Portrait Sculpture, and the History of the Ka." 

 With Lime-light Illustrations. By Miss Amelia B. 

 Edwards, L.H.D., Ph.D., LL.D., Vice-President of the 

 Egypt Exploration Fund. 



