Popular Lectures. 
“THE NILE, PYRAMIDS, AND SPHINX.” 
Delivered on Friday, March 3rd, 1893, by George paid mi 
Civil Engineer. 
HE leéturer gave an interesting account of some 
known struétures here and in other parts of the world 
of his experiences in Egypt. » By comparing =: 
the size of the pyramids with other well- 
he brought their immensity home to the minds of his “4 
audience. ad 
‘“‘ THE BRITISH CABINET: ITS HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONS,” 
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Delivered on Tuesday, March 28th, 1893, by Allan E. Messer, B.A. 
The le€turer gave a full account of the origin of the 
Cabinet in Privy Council, commencing with the Witax 
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of the Saxons, connecting this with the “ Great Council” 
of the Normans and bringing it down to the present day, 
Special attention was paid to the Colonial Office andthe | 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, which the le€turer 
considered were developments of the “ Council for Trade 
and Plantations” of the time of Charles 11. 
