SECRETARIES' REPORT. 
1882-83. 
The Secretaries present the following Report of the Proceedings of 
the Society during the Session 1882-83. The Meetings have been 
well attended ; for although on several evenings the weather has 
been very inclement, yet the average attendance has been eighty- 
two. 
The Lectures, of which there were twenty-three, were delivered 
as announced on the lecture-cards, with two exceptions — the Rev. 
•J. Erskine Risk having been prevented reading his paper on 
" Some Recent Revisions of Plymouth History," his place was 
supplied by the Rev. W. Sharman, with a paper on "Vegetarianism;" 
and a paper on " The Due de St. Simon " was read by M. 
Brugmann, instead of the one first announced. 
The Lectures were as follows ; viz. : 
1882. 
Oct. 
5. 
Conversazione. 
» 
12. 
President's Address. 
>> 
19. 
A Long Vacation 
Mr. Robert Collier. 
» 
26. 
Ventilation .... 
Mr. C. W. Dymond, f.s.a., 
M. Inst. C.E. 
Nov. 
2. 
Modern Yachts 
Mr. W. Gage Tweedy, b.a. 
» 
9. 
The Basis of Mr. Herbert 
Spencer's Psychology . 
Rev. Prof. Chapman, m.a. 
>» 
16. 
Sanitary Axioms and Municipal 
Bye-Laws .... 
Mr. Appleton, a.m.i.c.e. 
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23. 
The Life and Poetry of Words- 
worth 
Rev. W. E. Mellone. 
» 
30. 
Lighting and Heating 
Dr. R. Oxland. 
Dec. 
7. 
Sanitary Science, No. 2 
Mr. A. R. Debnam. 
» 
14. 
Vegetarianism 
Rev. W. Sharman, f.g.s. 
>» 
21. 
The Founders of Charles Church 
Mr. E. Gc. Bennett. 
