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butions to the Society's journal are so valuable ; Mr. 
VYLE, the Electrician ; our Honorary Secretary, Mr. 
Luke Hill, and other Civil Engineers ; Mr. QuELCH, 
from whose extensive and intimate knowledge of natural 
history, members of this Society and the public generally 
have derived much instruction ; Mr. DARNELL DAVIS 
and Mr. Rodway will no doubt give us the benefit of 
their large acquaintance with general literature and the 
history of this and other colonies ; and from you, Mr. 
President, I trust we shall be favoured with some des- 
cription of the distant and divers lands you have visited, 
and of their people and their industries ; and there are, 
it is hoped, many others who will cordially help in this 
venture. 
At all events — whether successful or no — the Society 
in this endeavour to popularize Science is only carrying 
out one of the objects — the chief object for which it was 
instituted, and that is the advancement of the Agricul- 
tural and Commercial interests of the colony. These 
interests are so bound up with, so dependent on Science, 
that every advance in scientific knowledge must bene- 
ficially affect them. But the Society can only do 
their part. It is for members to shew their appreciation 
of these motives and these efforts, and to encourage 
the prosecution of the experiment by their frequent 
attendance. They will be more inclined to do this when 
I assure them that after this one, the lectures will really 
be worth listening to. 
I have only now to thank you for your attendance 
this evening, and for the patience with which you have 
heard me, 
