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FORM E. 



FORM OP BEQUEST. 



I give and bequeath to the Trustees or Trustee for the time 

 being of The Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society 

 OF Great Britain, to be applied by them or him for the 

 purposes of the said Society, the sura of £ , 



such sum to be wholly paid out of such part of my personal 

 estate as may be lawfully applied to the purposes of charity, 

 anu in priority to all other legacies. And I declare that the 

 receipt of the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of the 

 said Society shall be a good discharge to my Executors for the 

 said legacy. 



THE JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS. 



Since the Inauguration of the Society, the following Papers have been read : — 

 The Quarterly Parts of the Journal are indicated by the numbers prefixed. {The 

 volumes are sold at One Guinea to Non-Members ; Half -a- Guinea to Members and 

 Associates ; those issued during the years of subscription are not charged for.) 



FIRST SERIES, VOLS. 1 TO 5. 

 VOL. I. 



1. A Sketch of the Existing Relations between Scripture and Science. By the late 



George Warington, Esq., F.C.S. 



2. On the Difference in Scope between Scripture and Science. By the late C. MouNTFORD 



Burnett, Esq., M.D., Vice-President V.I. 

 On Comparative Philology. By the Rev. RoBlNSON THORNTON, D.D., Vice-President V.I. 

 On the Various Theories of Man's Past and Present Condition. By the late James Reddie, 



Esq., Hon. Sec. V.I. 



3. On the Language of Gesticulation and Origin of Speech. By Professor J. R. YoUNO. 



On Miracles : their Compatibility with Philosophical Principles. By the Kev. W. W. 



English, M.A. 

 Thoughts on Miracles. By the late E. B. Penny, Esq. 

 On the General Character of Geological Formations. By the late E. Hopkins, Esq., C.E. 



4. On the Past and Present Relations of Geological Science to the Sacred Scriptures. By the 



Rev. Professor John Kirk. 

 On the Lessons taught us by Geology in relation to God. Rev. J. Brodie, M.A. 

 On the Mutual Helpfulness of Theology and Natural Science. By Dr. Gladstone, F.R.S. 

 On Falling Stars and Meteorites. By the late Rev. W. Mitchell, M.A., Vice-President V.J. 

 ( The above Papers, with the Discussions thereon, and with " Scientia Scientiarum : 

 being some Account of the Origin and Objects of the Victoria Institute," leith (he 

 Reports of the Provisional Proceedings, and tlie Inaxigural Address by the late 

 Rev. Walter Mitchell, M.A., Vice-President, form Volume I. of the "Journal." 

 VOL. XX. 2 B 



