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Art. XI. Proceedings of the Royal Institution, 1824. 
Tue Lectures were commenced in the Amphitheatre of this Institution 
on Saturday, the 7th of February, when an introductory discourse 
was delivered by Mr. Brande. 
The following arrangements in respect to the Lectures were an- 
nounced to the Members and Subscribers. 
On Electricity, Electro-Chemistry, and Electros-Magnetism. By 
William Thomas Brande, Esq., F.R.S. London and Edinburgh, Pro- 
fessor of Chemistry to the Royal Institution. This Course of Lec- 
tures will comprise an experimental Illustration of the Elementary 
doctrines of Electricity bearing upon its applications to Chemical 
Science and to the Theory and Phenomena of Magnetism. To com- 
mence on Saturday the 7th of February, at Two o’Clock, and to be 
regularly continued on each succeeding Saturday, at the same hour, 
till further notice. 
On the leading Subjects of Mechanical Philosophy, and their recent 
Improvements, particularly Optics and Hydraulics. By John Mil- 
lington, Esq., F.L.S., Sec. Astron. Society, &c., Professor of Me- 
chanics to the Royal Institution. To commence on Thursday the 12th 
of February, at Two o’Clock, and to be regularly continued on each 
succeeding Thursday, at the same hour, till further notice. 
On Botany, with the Principles of Vegetable Physiology. By 
John Frost, Esq., Professor of Botany to the Medico-Botanical So- 
ciety of London. ‘To commence after Easter. 
On Plane Geometry. By John Walker, Esq., formerly Fellow of 
Trinity College, Dublin, and M.R.I.A. To commence after Easter. 
On Music. By W. Crotch, Mus. D., Professor of Music in the 
University of Oxford. To commence after Easter, 
On Zoology, comprehending a Survey of the Class Mammalia. 
By J. Harwood, M.D., F.L.S. 
On European Literature. By the Marquis Spineto. 
On Genealogy. By Banks, Esq. 
On the Objects of Vegetable Chemistry, and the applications of 
