422 JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
Mar. 9. The March to the North Pole: 
its Hope of Success . . Dr. C. Paget Blake. 
„ 16. Jottings from the "Peking Ga- 
zette" .... Rev. S. Beal, b.a., m.r.a.s. 
„ 23. Elocution .... Mr. Pierce Taylor. 
„ 30. Justice and Law . . . Mr. R. Collier. 
Two of the lectures announced on the card for the first part of 
the Session were obliged to be postponed on account of the illness 
of the members who had undertaken to give them, but were both 
delivered during the second course. 
The average attendance of nearly seventy-eight shows a consider- 
able increase over that of last year ; but the Society would be much 
benefited by the more regular attendance of some of the older 
members. 
Twenty members, twenty-seven associates, nine lady associates, 
and one junior associate, have joined the Society during the year, 
the present numbers being seventy-eight members, one hundred and 
three associates, twelve lady associates, and one junior associate. 
We have to mention with deep regret the deaths of two highly- 
valued members who have presided over the Society, Mr. Alfred 
Eooker and the Eev. J. M. Charlton; also of our distinguished 
honorary member, Dr. Tregelles, a notice of whose life was added 
to last year's Eeport at the request of the members at the Anniver- 
sary Meeting; and of two corresponding members, Mr. W. J. 
Henwood and Dr. Letheby. 
The laws as revised at the last Annual Meeting have been 
printed, and copies can be supplied to members desiring them. 
Two Conversaziones have been held during the Session, on the 
14th October and 6th January last, at which selections of music 
were performed under the direction of Mr. S. Weekes and Mr. 
Hele. Mr. R. L. Liscombe and other gentlemen kindly lent pic- 
tures to be exhibited at the first, and the second exhibition was 
was superintended and principally supplied by members of the 
Plymouth Art Club. 
A very successful excursion of the Society to Okehampton took 
place in August, the weather being very fine, and the attendance 
numerous. 
At the Anniversary Meeting papers were read by Mr. W. Square, 
jun., on Spiritualism, and Dr. Pearse on Indian Dietary, which were 
followed by short discussions. 
