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8. The arrears of subscription are now as follows : — 
1872. 
1874. 
1875. 1876. 
1877. 
1878. 
1879. 
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1 
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18 
Meetings . 
Monday, December 1, 
1879.- 
-“ Physiological Metaphysics. 
” By Professor 
Noah Porter (President of Yale University, United States). 
Monday, January 5, 1880. — “The Druids and their Religion.” By J. E. 
Howard, Esq., F.R.S. 
Monday, January 19. — “ On the Organ of Mind.” By Rev. J. Fisher, D.D. 
Monday, February 2. — “Late Assyrian and Babylonian Research.” By 
Hormuzd Rassam, Esq. 
Monday, February 16. — Lecture, on Professor Clifford’s Life and Works. 
By Rev. C. Lloyd Engstrom, M.A. 
Monday, March 1. — “ Religious Benefits arising from the Recent Progress 
of Science.” By Professor Stokes, F.R.S. (Lucasian Professor of 
Mathematics, Cambridge, and Secretary to the Royal Society). 
Monday, March 15. — “ On the Evidence of the Later Movements of 
Elevation and Depression in the British Isles.” By Professor Hughes, 
M.A. (Woodwardian Professor of Geology at Cambridge). 
Monday, April 5. — “ The Nature of Life.” By Prof. H. A. Nicholson, 
M.D., F.R.S.E. (Professor of Natural History at St. Andrew’s 
University). 
Monday, April 19. — “ On the Religion and Mythology of the Aryans of 
Northern Europe.” By R. Brown, Esq., F.S.A. 
Monday, May 3. — “The Life of Joseph. Illustrated from sources External 
to Holy Scripture.” By Rev. H. G. Tomkins, M.A. 
Monday, May 10. — “ On the Data of Ethics.” By Professor Wace, M.A. 
Tuesday, June 8. — Anniversary. — Address by the Right Rev. Bishop 
Cotterill, D.D., at the Society of Arts' House. 
Monday, June 14. — “ Some considerations on the action of Will in the 
Formation and Regulation of the Universe — being an Examination 
and Refutation of certain Arguments against the existence of a personal 
conscious Deity.” By the Right Hon. the Lord O’Neill. 
9. The meetings during this session have been held as 
usual, and the improvements in the Lecture Room have added 
to the general comfort. 
