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Six lectures by Prof. 0. M. Mitchell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, on " As- 

 tronomy." 



One lecture by John C. Devereux, esq., of New York, on "The 

 popular influences of architecture." 



Six lectures by Prof. George J. Chace, of Brown University, Provi- 

 dence, Rhode Island, on " Chemistry applied to the arts." 



One lecture by Prof. C. C. Felton, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 

 on " Greece." 



Five lectures by Eev. John Lord, of Connecticut, on the " Gran- 

 deur and fall of the French Bourbon monarchy." 



From the foregoing statements, I trust it will be evident that the 

 Institution is realizing the reasonable expectations of its friends ; that 

 its funds are in a prosperous condition, and that, so long as the 

 present policy is maintained, it will continue to promote the advance 

 of knowledge, and thus carry out the cherished object of its founder. 



Respectfully submitted : 



JOSEPH HENRY, Secretanj. 



January, 1856, 



