1898. Dec. 7th, " Light - Holding Appliances from the 



Earliest Times " : Mr. E. Lo^'ETT. 



1899. .Jan. 11th, " Microscopical Demonstration": Mr. Caush. 

 Feb. 22nd, " Pain" : Mr. G. Morgan, L.R.C.P., &c. 



" Mar. 13th, " The Skin of Liquids" : Dr. Draper. 



" April 26th, " The Rontgen Rays as an Aid to Scientific 



Investigation" : Mr. E. Payne, M.A. 

 " May 10th, " Before and After Newton " : Mr. H. Dayey, 



.JUNR. 



In addition to these, there have been the following Lectures, 

 to which the public were admitted on payment : — 



1898. Nov. 22nd, " Telegraphy, With and Without Wires," by 



Dr. Fleming ; in the Pavilion. 



1899. Feb. 16th, " Spiders : Their Work and Their Wisdom," 



by Dr. Dallinger ; in the Dome. 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



Only 90 books and periodicals have been lent out during the 

 past year. This is the lowest figure reported for some years, 

 and it is to be regretted that Members do not more frequently 

 use the Society's valuable Library. 



The Society is indebted to H. Willett, Esq., for the gift of 

 Robinson's " Wild Traits in Tame Animals," London, 1898. A 

 section of this work was read by the author at one of our meet- 

 ings during the past year. 



A number of large and valuable works have been received 

 from the Smithsonian Institution, in continuation of the several 

 series begun in past years. 



The Society has also to thank Mr. W. Thorpe, of Ship 

 Street, for kindly sending a volume which he had bought among 

 a parcel of books, and which proved, upon inspection, to contain 

 the Society's label. It is the Series of Gosse's " Romance of 

 Natural History," and must have been lost for at least twelve 

 years, as it did not appear in the Catalogue printed in 1886. 



H. DAVEY, JuNR., 



Hon. Librarian. 



