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REPORT OF THE 
TMrteen Lectures were delivered in the Theatre of the 
Museum during the past year, viz.: — 
Jai 7. 27.—On Balloons and Balloon Ascents, with theii’ Scientific 
Eesults ; by W^j:. Procter, Esq., M. D., F. C. S. 
Feb. 17.—On-the Organs of Hearing in the Animal Series; by 
W. S. Dallas, Esq., E. L. S. 
March 9.—On Chambered Tumuli; by the Eev. W. Liteis, M.A., 
E. S. A. 
March 16.—On the Foundation and Early History of St. Mary’s 
Abbey, York; by the Eev. James Eadce, M. A. 
March 23. —On the Life of Lord Bacon; by J. Gr. Fitch, Esq., 
one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools. 
April 7. —On some Humble Creatures; by S. W. North, Esq. 
Oct. 19.—On the Nature and Properties of Gun Cotton; by 
Wm:. Procter, Esq., M. D., F. C. S. 
Oct. 28 . —EecoUections of East Central Africa ; by the Eev. 
L. J. Procter, B. A., late of the Zambesi Mission. 
Nov. 9.—On the present state of the question respecting the 
credibility of the Early History of Eome; by the Eev. Joh2^ 
Kenrick, M. a. 
Nov. 25.—On the Early History of St. Mary’s Abbey, Part LE.; 
by the Eev. James Eaixe, M. A. 
Dec. 7.—On some Humble Creatures, Part II.; by S. W. North, 
Esq. 
Dec. 14.—On St. Gregory the Great; by the Eev. Johin-Lees, 
M. A. 
Dec. 20.—On the Origin of the Superposition of Stratified Eocks 
and the Cause of the Sequence of their Fossils; by Harry Seeley, 
Esq., F. G. S., &c., of Cambridge. 
Abstracts of the Papers read at the Monthly Meetings of the 
Society will be appended to this Eeport. 
Twenty new Members, two Associates, and five Lady Sub¬ 
scribers, have been admitted since the last Annual Meeting; 
but, on the other hand, the Society has lost, by death or 
resignation during the same period, ten Members, three 
Associates, and four Lady Subscribers ; the Society has, there¬ 
fore gained ten Members and one Lady Subscriber, and lost 
one Associate during the past year. 
In 1864 the Society has again lost one of those Honorary 
Members whose connection with it dates back almost to the 
