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Delivered since the last Annual General Meeting 



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1827 — October 2 and 9 — Mr. T. B. Bunbury delivered Lectures 

 on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye of the Horse, in 

 which he demonstrated its developement as differing greatly 

 from that of Man. and showed various prepiiralions of the in- 

 ternal arrangement of the Chrystalliiu! Humour, Pigmenluna 

 nigrum, tapetum lucidum, the retina, lens, and its capsule, the 

 liquor morgagni. Iris, aqueous humour, the cornea, conjunc- 

 tiva and scierolic coat, and finally treated of the Muscles of the 

 Eye, the use of the lachrymal gland and liiiw. 



October \6 end 23. — Mr. Bunbury delivered Lectures on the 

 Anatomy and Physiology of the Foot of the Horse, in which he 

 gave an anatomical description of thai organ, explaining the pe- 

 culiarities of its formation, and the natural functions of the dif- 

 ferent parts composing it, and showing preparations of the dead 

 subject to demonstrate the circulation of blood, as performed io 

 the foot, to supply its various secreting internal surfaces called 

 glands, and in what manner the horn was deposited forming its 

 exterior covering. 



OctobcrSO. — Mr. W. H. Weekes delivered an experimental 

 Lecture on Hydrogen and its combinations, embracing its phe- 

 nomena in union with the metals, silver, plalina, potassium,, 

 sulphur, &c. &c. 



November 6. — Mr. Wm, Brent delivered the third of a Course 

 of Lectures on Poetry. Pathetic, Descriptive, Lyric, and 

 Dramatic Poetry, were separately treated of, and in each divi- 

 sion were given many beautiful, pleasing, and illustrative ex- 

 tracts. 



November 13. — Mr. W. Masters delivered a Lecture on the 

 Geology of Kent. The County of Kent he observed was parti- 

 cularly interesting to the Geological Student, as no tract of 

 country exhibited within so short a space, such magnificent 

 sections of the recent Strata. The character and boundaries of 

 the Alluvium, Diluvium, Craig, London Clay, Plastic Clay, 

 Chalk, Green Sand, Weald Clay, and Iron Sand Formations, 

 were severally described and elucidated by the superb Fossils 

 aaU characteristic Minerals from the Museum. 



