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This Volume has been edited by the Honorary Secretary.

The Authors have revised their Papers.

The Authors alone are responsible for facts and opinions.

The Society exchanges Proceedings with other publishing bodies, through the Secretary, from whom back numbers may be obtained.

CONTENTS.

[Those papers only marked * will be found printed in the Proceedings.]

*Mr. Birchall-"On the Limits of Geographical

Knowledge in the Elizabethan Age".

SECOND ORDINARY MEETING

Mr. Astrup Cariss.-" Organisation in Philanthropic

Work, with Suggestions having special reference

to Liverpool"

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THIRD ORDINARY MEETING

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*. Mr. Ewing Whittle, M.D., M.R.I.A.—“On

Criminal Responsibility"

30

FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING

46

* Rev. J. S. Jones." On certain Contradictory

or Abnormal Phenomena of the Age"

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47

FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING

*Mr. John Newton, M.R.C.S.-"Fire, and Fire-

Making a Chapter in the History of Civilisa-

tion"

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SIXTH ORDINARY MEETING

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Mr. J. A. Picton, F.S.A. "On Social Life

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*Mr. A. Baruchson.

Education Departments of the Social Science

"On the Jurisprudence and

Congress at Belfast"

102

EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING

NINTH ORDINARY MEETING

Dr. Collingwood." On the Physical and Ethno-

logical Features of the Island of Formosa, with

a notice of other Countries visited in a late

scientific voyage"

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TENTH ORDINARY MEETING............

146

Mr. W. Bromham." On the Rationality of the

Lower Animals"

146

ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING

146

*Rev. W. Kennedy Moore. "On Certain Theo-

ORDINARY MEMBERS

ON THE SOCIETY'S ROLL AT THE CLOSE OF THE 57TH SESSION.

Oct.

Those marked † are Original Members of the Society.

Life Members are marked with an Asterisk.

11, 1833 Aikin, James, 2, Drury-lane, and 4, Gambier-terrace,
Nov. 4, 1867 Allen, Jno. Fenwick, Windleshaw, St. Helens.
Jan. 8, 1861 Anderson, David, 23, Clifton Park, Birkenhead.
March 7, 1864 Archer, F. jun., B.A. Trin. Coll., Cantab., 10, Rodney-
street, and 3, Brunswick-street.

*Nov. 28, 1853 Archer, T. C., F.R.S.E., F.R.S.S.A., Director of the
Industrial Museum, Scotland, Edinburgh.

Dec. 14, 1863 Ashe, Theop. Fielding, Atherton-street, and 4,

Dingle-lane.

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