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For special reasons the day of meeting of the Society was 
altered at the beginning of this year from the second Wednesday 
in the month to the first, but, as the reasons for which such 
alteration took place no longer exist, your Council proposes that, 
in future, the Ordinary Meetings take place as before, on the 
second Wednesday in the month. 
The papers read before the Society have been as follows :— 
Oct. gth, 1889 Inaugural Address by the President (MR. GEORGE 
De Paris). Subject: “The Relation of Art 
to Science.” 
Nov. 13th, “ Remarks on the Laws of Nature—Mr. W. E. C. 
NOUuRSE. 
Dec. 4th, “ ‘“ Instinct ”—Mr. J. E. HasELwoop. 
Jan. 8th, 1890. Evening for Specimens. Mr. E. C. CRANE, 
F.G.S., read a short paper on ‘The Crocodiles 
in our Museum.” 
Feb. 5th, ‘ “The Evolution of Music”: Mr. H. DAvEy, JR. 
Meeting held in King’s Apartments, Royal 
Pavilion. 
Mar. 5th, “ ‘The Optics of the Eye”: Mr. W. H. REan, 
M.R.C.S. 
““Sphenodon and its affinities”: Mr. E. C. 
Crane, F.G.S. 
May 7th, “ “Some Problems of Population”: Dr. NEws- 
HOLME (Medical Officer of Health for Brighton)s 
June 11th, “ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, At the Ordinary 
Meeting following, Mr. Epwp. ALLOWAY 
PANKHURST read a paper on “Thunderbolts : 
True and False.” 
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April 2nd, 
The thanks of the Society are due and are hereby given to 
those Gentlemen who have read Papers before the Society. 
The Field Excursions have been as follows :— 
1889. June 15th. Balcombe. 
«¢ June 21st. Garden Party, Fir Croft, Keymer. Mr. H. V. 
SHAW’S. 
«July 13th. ©Dyke—walk to Hassocks. 
Aug. roth. Crowborough—walk to Rotherfield. 
“ Sept. 14th. Haywards’ Heath—walk to Lindfield, 
* Oct. 12th. Dyke—walk to Bramber. 
ANNUAL Excursion, Tuesday, July 2nd—Chichester 
and Goodwood. Visited Halnaker House and 
Boxgrove Priory ex route. 
1890. April 12th. Falmer—walk to Lewes. 
“May 1oth. Polegate—walk to Willingdon. 
“June 7th. Glynde—walk to West Firle. 
