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the session, I find that there have been twenty-five papers read on 
subjects connected with Natural Philosophy; seven have dealt with 
Mathematical subjects ; nine relate to Geology ; seven are Chemical; 
seven in the department of Natural History ; four in the department 
of Botany ; six relate to Physiology ; two relate to Mineralogy ; and 
two to Literature ; while Antiquities, Astronomy, and Meteorology 
have each had one paper devoted to them. 
I think that those who have paid most attention to the work 
accomplished during the session that now comes to a close, will 
agree with me in holding that the papers that have been read, while 
fully equal, on the whole, to those of any previous session, show in 
some departments a marked and gratifying advance. 
