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interest. Mr, S. F. Milligan, M.R.LA., followed with a brief 

 description of some rare Irish and Mexican antiquities. The 

 fourth meeting — a special one — was held on 25th January, 1893,* 

 when Mr. Isaac J. Murphy read a paper on * The Division of 

 Angles and Arcs of Circles,' illustrated by instruments patented 

 by the lecturer. The fifth meeting was held on 7th February, 

 1893, when Mr. Frankfort Moore read a paper entitled 'An 

 Artificial Age, Port, the Patron and the Pillory.' The sixth 

 meeting was held on the 17th February, 1893, when Miss 

 Milligan, M.R.LA., read a paper on ' Historic Ulster,' illustrated 

 by numerous photo, slides, &c. The seventh meeting was held 

 on 7th March, 1893, when Dr. C. Sheldon read a paper on 

 ' Education : a Critical Examination of the Theory and Practice 

 of Dr. Arnold, of Rugby,' and Mr. W. H. Patterson, M.R.LA., 

 gave * Hints on Collecting Irish Folklore.' The eighth meeting 

 was held on i8th April, 1893, when the President (Professor 

 Fitzgerald) read ' Notes on Electric Power Supply on Tramways 

 at Patterson, N.J.,' and Dr. Calwell gave a paper on * The New 

 Phrenology,' illustrated by diagrams. At all the meetings the 

 attendance of members and their friends was large, the hall on 

 several occasions being crowded. Owing to the number of 

 popular lectures arranged by other societies early in the session, 

 your Council considered it advisable to suspend their usual series, 

 and engaged only one lecturer, Mr. John Adamson, of Rothesay, 

 who exhibited and described a fine series of slides bearing the 

 title 'Under Sail and Steam : a Hundred Years' Progress in 

 Marine Architecture,' to a large and appreciative audience in 

 the Ulster Minor Hall on 22nd March, 1893. 



Your Council hope that by the commencement of next 

 session arrangements will have been made for a series of 

 popular lectures to be given by eminent scientists before the 

 Society. They feel that the Society would be strengthened by 

 extending its efforts in this direction of usefulness. 



It will have been noted by members with regret that Mr. 

 William Darragh, the faithful curator of the Museum, died on 

 20th December, 1892. Mr. Stewart continues to give every 



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