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27th November, 1809. 

 ROYAL INSTITUTION. 



The proprietors and subscribers are informed, 

 that the following arrangement is made for the 

 Lectures of the ensuing season, and that they 

 will commence on Monday, the 18th Decem- 

 ber. 



Mr. Davy, on Electro- chemical Science. 



on general Chemistry, and its applications 



to Nature and Art. 

 Mr. Dalton, on Natural Philosophy. 

 Mr. Allen, on Practical Mechanics, and Mechanical 



Inventions. 



Mr. Pond, on Physical Astronomy,"and its Applica- 

 tions. 



on Popular Astronomy. 



Dr. Smith, on the Philosophy of Natural History. 



(Vide the Morning Chronicle, November 30, 

 1809, for the advertisement which states, that 

 lectures will be given on the Philosophy of 

 Natural History, containing an " exposition 

 of the economy of Living Beings," by James 

 Edward Smith, M.D. F.L.S. &c. &c. The 

 same advertisement appeared in otherjpapers.) 



I was not a little surprised when it was put 

 into my hands; it shows, 1st, That those lec- 

 tures alone, are continued which admit of illus- 

 tration and experiment. That a distinguished 

 gentleman, Mr. Dalton, hitherto unconnected 



