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LECTURES. 

 1883. 

 Oct. 29.— Rev. T. R. Hodgson. — Some Social Aspects of India. 

 Nov. 19. — Rev. H. D. Rawnsley, M.A. — Some of the Teachings of John 



Ruskin. 

 Dec. 3. — Rev. H. Lonsdale, M.A. — Sir Walter Scott. 

 Dec. 17. — Rev. H. Whitehead, M.A. — Prince Charles Stuart in 1745. 



188-1. 

 Jan. 21.— J. Newby Hetheeington, F.R.G.S. — Novelists of the ISth 



Century. 

 Jan. 28. — Rev. Canon Richmond, M.A. — The Painters connected with 



the Lake Poets. 

 Feb. 11. — Fr.^nk Cuezon, Esq. — Rags and Bones; or, Humanity and its 



Clothing. 

 Feb. 25. — Rev. A. Naien. — Dr. Norman Mc.Leod. 

 Mar. 10. — Rev. J. N. Hoaee, M.A. — Religion of Ancient Egyptians. 

 Mar. 31. — J. G. Goodchild, Esq., F.G.S.— The Land Folk of Cumberland 



and Westmorland. 



ORDINARY MEETINGS. 



1883. 

 Oct. 22. — President's Addkess. 

 Nov. 5. — Rev. J. Brunskill, F.M.S. — Kindness to Horses; How and 



Why. 

 Nov. 26. — Mr. John Watson. — Birds of Cumberland and Westmorland. 

 Dec. 10. — Mr. J. Postlethwaite, F.G.S. — Sir Charles Lyell. 



1884. 

 Feb. 4. — Mr. G. E. Lowthian. — The Atmosphere. 

 Feb. 18. — Mr. J. Richardson. — The Dialects of the Lake Country. 

 Mar. 3. — Mr. W. Wood. — Harriet Martineau. 

 Mar. 17.— Mr. P. Harbison. — Notes on a Summer Holiday. 

 Mar. 24. — Dr. Black.— Savanarola. 



Your Committee have much pleasure in reporting the continued 

 interest taken in the proceedings of the Society. The attendance 

 at both Papers and Lectures has been quite up to the average of 

 previous years ; and the discussions after the papers have been 

 more general. 



The Treasurer of the Society reports that the income for the 

 year ending March, 1884, was ^32 17s. 3d., and the expenditure 

 _;^37 8s. 2d., leaving a balance against the Society of ^4 los. iid.; 

 the deficit being accounted for by the increased expenses of the 

 public Lectures. 



