160 JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
Feb.25. The principles on which Education 
should be based : . Mr. W. F. Corurer. 
Mar.4. The Eloquence of Demosthenes . Rev. J. M. CHARLTON, M.A. 
elle ieiee acy aie ; . Mr. W. Squarz, F.R.C.S. 
» 18. Shylock, in the ‘ Merchant of 
Venice,” and Barabas, in Mar- 
low’s “Jew of Malta,” con- 
trasted and compared . Mr. Montacve BERgE, Q.¢. 
», 25. The Method and Philosophy of 
Bacon : : . Dr. W. H. Pearse. 
All the arrangements announced on the card have been carried 
out except one, when Dr. W. H. Pearse filled the vacancy. 
Notwithstanding the severity of the weather, especially during 
the second half of the Session, the average attendance shows an 
increase on that of last year, having been over 66. 
Nine members and twenty-three associates have joined the 
Society during the year, the numbers at present being sixty-six 
members, ninety-one associates, and five lady associates. 
Four honorary members have been elected ; but we exceedingly 
regret to have to record the recent death of one of them, the Rev. 
Canon Kingsley, whose bright talents and energy have so long 
shed a lustre on his native county of Devon. 
At the anniversary meeting Mr. J. Shelly gave an address con- 
taining suggestions for a series of historical maps of Devonshire, 
illustrated by a map of the hundreds and towns in Domesday and — 
the Saxon Chronicle; and a paper was read by Mr. T. kh. A. 
Briggs on the destruction of the flowers of the common primrose 
by birds; and another by Dr. William H. Pearse showing that a 
harmony exists between the very widest generalizations of know- 
ledge and our highest wants. 
An excursion to Sheepstor, by way of Lee Moor, was made 
during the summer, which was favoured with very fine weather, 
and, although not largely attended, afforded much enjoyment to 
those present. 
The Curator of Fine Arts reports that during the past year the 
Society has received an acquisition in being joined by the members 
of the Plymouth Fine Art Club, who now hold their meetings in 
the hall twice a week during nine months of the year. It is 
sincerely hoped that this will give an impetus to the culture of 
the arts. 
