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Tenth Meeting — March 20. 

 The President in the Chair. 



PRIVATE BUSINESS. 



Mr. J. P. G. Smith and Mr. C. J. Boss were duly elected 

 members of the Society. Mr. Bymer Jones, Mr. Brinsden, 

 and Mr. Brown were introduced as visitors. 



public business. 



Mr. J. B. Yates in the Chair. 



Mr. Yates read a Manuscript Letter of Napoleon's to the 

 Minister of the Interior, written from Strasburg, on his return 

 from Vienna, and after the battle of Austerlitz. It ran thus— 



" Monsieur le Ministre, 



" I understand you have introduced Spanish troops 

 into Prance. May I ask you on what authority you acted? 

 I pray God to keep you from the consequences." 



(Signed) « Napoleon." 



Mr. Dale exhibited a curious Pack of Cards, of the time of 

 Charles the First. They were a little smaller in size than those 

 now in use ; had white backs and narrow white margins j on 

 the top was indicated the name of the card and number of 

 points. The greatest part of the surface was occupied by a 

 wood-cut, that on each card being different : at the bottom 

 were a few words describing the meaning of the picture above. 



Mr. Yates showed a French Assignat, and said that 1000 

 francs in this currency had been given for a breakfast. 



Mr. Higginson showed a very simple apparatus, which he 



