The Committee, in presenting their Report for Session 1882-83, 

 are glad to state the Meetings of the Association have been well 

 attended. The average attendance at the lectures numbering from 

 seventy to eighty — much the same as previous Session. The 

 membership numbers about one hundred. 



The Session opened with a Conversazione, which was very well 

 attended, and as popular as those of past years. 



Nine ordinary Lectures have been given, and one special lecture 

 by Professor Hetherington, F.R.G.S., on "The Origin and Growth 

 of Popular Stories." 



MARYPORT LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



7th session, 1882-83. 



President 

 Vice-President 



Rev. J. S. Craig. 

 Treasurer 



Past-Presidents. 

 J. Addison, Esq., J. P. 



Mr. J. Cartmell 



Mr. J. Hewetson 



Delegates. 



Hon. Secretaries. 



Dr. Matthias 

 .. E. T. Tyson, Esq. 



Wilfrid Hine, Esq. 

 ... Mr. J. B. Bailey 



Mr. F. Walker 



Committee. 



Ilev. W. P. SCHAFFTER 



Mr. J. Cartmell 

 Mr. R. Adair 

 Mr. C. Eaglesfield 

 Mr. W. Wharton 



Mr. P. Macintyre 



Mr. R. Hajiilton 

 Rev. H. C. Bailey 

 Mr. A. Hine 

 Mr. F. Walker 

 Mr. W. H. Eckersley 



The Committee, in presenting the Seventh Annual Report, 

 regrets to note a decrease in the membership. This year the 

 members number 124, against 136 last year, shewing a decrease 



