1827. 

 April 0. — Detail of Experiments made with Chloride of 

 Lime, applied toFumigation,&c. — Mr.Fincham, 



SESSION XVII. 



Nov. 2. — On the Practice of not allowing Counsel for Pri- 

 soners accused of Felony, to make speeches for 

 them. — Mr. Field. 



Dec. 7. — Statistical Notices, suggested hy the last Popula- 

 tion Census — Part III. — Mr. Merriit. 



1828. 



Jan. 4. — On Phrenology. — Mr. Grundy. 



Feb. 1. — Reasons for the late Extraordinary Changes in 

 the Bed of the River Mersey, with Suggestions 

 for its Improvement. — Mr. T. Jevons. 



March 7. — Effects produced on the Ship New York, hy two 

 Explosions of Lightning, during a recent Voy- 

 age. — Dr. Traill. 



May 2. — Physiological Memoir. — Mr. Bywater. 



SESSION XVIII. 



Oct. 8. — On the Dry Rot, by Mr. Gibson, of Hull : — read 



by Mr. J. B. Yates. 

 Nov. 7. — Chronological Account of the Application of 



Steam to the Purposes of Navigation. — Dr. 



Traill. 

 Dec. 5. — Minutes of Conversations with Mr. Douglas, the 



Botanist of Dr. Franklin's party, relative to 



that part of North America west of the Rocky 



Mountains — -Dr. Traill. 

 1829. 

 Jan. 2. — Biographical Account of the Founder of the 



Holkham Library, with a Notice of some of 



the most important MSS. in it. — Mr. Roscoe. 

 On the Progress of Painting in England. — Mr. 



Winstanley. 

 Feb. 6. — Remarks on MountainEchoes. — Rev. W.Scoresby. 

 March 6. — (Miscellaneous Information.) 



