EIGHTH MEETING. 



ROYAL INSTITUTION, February 10th, 1845. 



JosEni B. Yates, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Meade King was admitted a Member of the 

 Society. 



The President noticed briefly, but most feelingly, the 

 loss which the Society and the town had sustained by the 

 death of Mr. Thomas Winstanley, one of their early 

 Members. 



The following objects of Literary and Scientific interest 

 were exhibited : — 



L By Dr. Trench — Two Locusts found at Sea, 

 100 miles distant from land, and of a different 

 colour from the Locust commonly known. 

 2. By the President — A Stone brought from Lycia, 

 and presented to the Royal Institution by Mr. 

 Walker, of Calderstones. It was covered with 

 an inscription in the Greek character ; and such 

 part as could be deciphered appeared to be com- 

 plimentary to the Umpire of the Games at 

 Xanthus, and noticing the presentation to him 

 of a golden crown. 



THE PAPER FOR THE EVENING WAS, 



AN ACCOUNT OF BISHOP HALL'S "MUNDUS ALTER ET IDEM. "— 

 Hi/ the President, 



Joseph Hall, Bishop of Exeter, and afterwords of Nor- 

 wich, was born in tin' year 1574 3 and became one of the 

 jiiosL distinguished ornaments of his time. To the uniform 



