E E P O B T . 
1862—63. 
It is to be regi'etted, that the anticipations with regard to the pro- 
posed Albert Museum with which the last year's Report opened, 
cannot be spoken of as haying been realized. It is still a subject of 
hope, howeyer, that such may ultimately be the case. 
The Lectui'es, dui'ing the past session, haye quite maintained the 
preyiously high character of the Institution, haying mostly been 
indicative of considerable research, and marked by traits of 
original thought. The attendance has been generally good, and 
the debates well kept up. Some slight yariation, in consequence of 
illness, was made in the list as originally published. The Lectures 
delivered were as follows : — 
Inaugural Address The President. 
Fine Arts Mr. J. L. Colley. 
Darwin. (The Origin of Species) ... „ F. P. Balkwill. 
Telegraphic Communication „ W. Saunders. 
The Evidences (Historical, Tradi- 
tional, Linguistical, Geological, 
<fec.) of the Antiquity of the 
Existence of Man on the Earth... „ W. J. Spry. 
Some Observations upon Glaciers... Rev. Eugene Tracey, M.A. 
Theories of History Rev. J. Erskine Risk, M.A. 
Modem Poetry (Second Lecture) ... Mr. J. V. Fook. 
A Glance at the International Ex- 
hibition „ J. Shepheard. 
Ancient and Modern Towns ,, J. Hine. 
The Life of Francis Bacon „ J. Shelly. 
A New Deep Sea Pressure Guage ... „ J. IST. Heardeu. 
The World's Products and Antiqui- 
ties, and the World's Great 
Exhibitions „ G. Bartlett. 
The Evidences of the Bone Caverns 
in the Torbay District, on the 
Antiquity of the Human Race ... „ W. Pengelly, F.R.S. 
Witchcraft „ J.Brooking Rowe,F.L.S. 
Canada and Colonies „ F. W. Gibbs, C.B. 
Artistic Anatomy „ J, J, Offord. 
The Flora of Tavistock „ I. W. K Keys. 
M. Oppert's recent Discoveries at 
Babylon and Nineveh Rev. J. Erskine Risk, M.A. 
The Essays of Francis Bacon Mr. J. Shelly. 
The Spectrum Analysis „ R. Bishop. 
Law and Fact „ H. Whiteford. 
The Suez Canal „ W. Morktson, M.P. 
The Sandstones and Conglomerates 
of Devon (Second Lecture) „ W. Pengelly, F.R.S. 
Notices of the Devon Vertebrates . . ,, J.Brooking Rowe.F.L.S. 
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