THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



Statement of ^rocec6ma;6. 



The Coiiimitlee have |)leasure in subniiiting the Thii-ty-ninth 

 Annual Report. 'The number of Members lias increased from 208 

 to 214, and there were 240 tickets issued to Members to admit 

 ladies and youths to the lectures, as compared with 226 in the 

 previous year. The attendance throughout the session has been 

 very good. 



The finances of the Society are also in a satisfactory condition, 

 the balance at credit having risen from ^83 los. 3d. to ^^103 

 3s. 4d. 



The following were the lectures delivered : — 



1899. 



Nov. 



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24.— 



Dec. I. 



-" Thackeray" .-\ Lecture and Recital. Hy the Rev. CHARLES 

 Clark, Bristol. 



-'■'' Insect Architects and EnjJ^iucersr With Lime-Light Illustra- 

 tions. l>y Fred Enock, Esq., F.L.S., F.E.S., London. 



'■'■ Clivibing the Andes!'^ With Lime-Light Illustrations. By 

 .Sir Whjjam .Martin Conway, M.A., Vice-President of 

 the Alpine Club. 



" Eniilisli Music of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centmies." 

 With In^iruniental and A'ocal Illustrations. By Arnold 

 DOLMETSCH, Esq., London, assisted by Miss Helene 

 Dolmetsrh and Mrs. Elodie Dolmetsch. 



-''Some .Votes of a '/'rip to Nome and Naples!'' W'ith Linie- 

 Light Illustrations. By Joseph Russem., Esq., Port- 

 Glasgow. 



-" My Experiences among Pigmies and Cannibals of Central 

 Africa:' With Lime-Light Illustrations. By Al.BERT B. 

 Ll,0\l), Esc|., of the Church Missionary Societ)'. 



-" The Propagation of Earthquake J '//'rations throi/gh the Earth." 

 With Lime-Light Illustrations. By f'rofessor Cargill G. 

 Rnoti', D..Sc., Edinburgh. 



