A large oil painting. " The Arrest of Charlotte Corday after the Assassina- 

 tion of Marat." Presented by the Executors of the late Mr. James Mander, 

 per ^Ir. J. Henry AUender. 



Received from Mr. Joseph Mayer, F.S.A., the marble bust of Napoleon I., 

 with pedestal, forming part of the Mather bequest. 



A large oil painting, " Bambro' Castle," by James Webb. Presented by 

 Mr. C. Chaloner Smith. 



LECTURES. 



From a mere tentative experiment these lectures have attained a remarkable 

 degree of popularity, and are attended by such numbers as frequently to over- 

 crowd the Lecture Hall. 



The lectures delivered during the last season have been as follows : — 

 Eight Lectures on Art, by ]\Ir. W. J. Bishop, Drawing Master of the 

 Liverpool College, and Head IMaster of the Liverpool North District 

 School of Art. 

 Three Lectures on Natural History, by ]\Ir. T. J. Moore, Curator of the 



Museum. 

 Six Lectures on the Chemistry of Salt, and of the Manufactures depending 

 on it. Illustrated with specimens, experiments, diagrams, &c., by 

 Mr. Edward Davies, F.C.S., &c. 

 Three Lectures on Geology, by Mr. G. H. Morton, F.G.S., F.R.G.S.r. 

 Two Lectures on Mineralogy and Mining, by Mr. F. P. Marrat, M.L.G.S., 



Museum Scientific Staff. 

 Six Lectures on Navigation and Astronomy, by Mr. J. T. Towson, 

 F.R.G.S. 



Two Lectures on Art and Antiquities, and one on Town Window Gai'deus, 

 by Mr. Charles T. Gatty, Assistant Curator of the Mayer Museum. 



Three Lectures on the Constitutional History of England, illustrated with 

 historical maps, by Mr. James Birchall, formerly Government Lecturer 

 in History, Normal College, York. 



Four Readings, by Mrs. H. J. Gorst. 



In addition to the list above mentioned, given at the expense of the Com- 

 mittee, a course of twenty-three lectures of instruction in the French language 

 have been given by M. Gaillard, the Professor of French at the Royal Institu- 

 tion. These have been entirely gratuitous and remarkably successful, the 

 numbers in attendance having been very large. 



