April 8.— Mr. Bunbury delivered a Lectnre on Physiology. 

 He look a general view of Animal Physiology, comparing the 

 human with that of «oroe other Animals ; and concluded with an 

 excellent summary of his subject. 



^pril \5. — Wr. James Fletcher delivered a second Lecture on 

 the Poets of ancient Greece ; commencing with Homer's lecond 

 great Poem, the Odyssey ; the principal character and design, 

 its degree of excellence compared with his other works, and 

 also ^e poetical character of the great Bard himself, were ex- 

 amined. Hesiod and the Poels of the school that succeeded him 

 were then treated of, »nd illustration* given from their Poems, 

 with crilicisms upon them 



yfprila. — Mr. W. H.Weekes delivered a second Lecture on 

 the Conikinalions of Pho^pliorus. Mr. W. described a new and 

 very simple method of making Phosphate of Lime, of impor- 

 tance to all practical chemists, and also the means of obtaining 

 Phosphorated Hydrogen with facility through its agtncy. The 

 various unions with Iodine were exemplified, and a novel efil-ct, 

 that of spontaneous combustion, produced by entirely covering 

 the phosphorus with that substance. 



«#priV29. — Mr. Phillips delivered a Lecture on Astronomy. 

 He gave a description of the solar system, and explained the mo- 

 tion of that great luminary (the Sun) on its axis, and tli:it by his 

 meridian altitude the latitude and longitude of any place may be 

 linown. He next took a general view of the other Planets, and 

 the starry heavens, and demonstrated the optic delusion of all 

 'the heavenly bodies appearing at equal distance— the changes of 

 the Moon, her diflfcrenl appearances and phases, her influence on 

 the waters causing the phenomena of the tides, and her distance 

 from the earth, were clearly illustrated ; the phenomena of the 

 lunar and solar eclipses were next considered, as also the method 

 of ascertaining the longitude by the constant eclipses which take 

 place amongst the Moons or Satellites of Jupiter. Conclusion- 

 's description of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. 



, May6.- — Mr. W. Brent delivered a first Lecture ontheHislory 

 of Music, in which he took a general review of the rise and pro- 

 'gress of that Science, from the early Egyptian era to the present 

 day, and treated on the various kinds of Music in different ages 

 and countries, describing many ancient instruments. Mr. B. 

 spoke with much energy on the character of our ancient English 

 Music, and said that however the Italian school of Music might 

 have sophisticated the taste of the present age, the beauty and 

 «xcellence of our native music could never be disputed, whilst 

 any remembrance of our Scottish Bards, ofCarolan, or Llewel- 

 lyn, existed, and that although the Harp of Tara hung silent on 

 its walls, its chords must ever vibrate on the breast of every 

 lover of melody. 



May 13. — Mr. John Brent, jun. delivered a Lecture on Pnen- 

 mattcs. In the introduction was given the History of the rise of 

 the science — its struggles through the mists of ignorance, and the 

 persecution of its devotees. He staled Galileo to h.nve been the 

 first philosopher of modern times, to whom we are indebted fcr 

 a great portion of our present knowledge, as be led the way to 



