NEW- YORK ATHENjEUM, 
 
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library 
 Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library 
 
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 SEYMOUR DURST 
 
TO THE PUBLICK. 
 
 The want of a Publick Institution for the cultivation of 
 Literature and Science, and by which a taste for such pur- 
 suits might be awakened and preserved in activity among 
 our citizens, has long been deeply felt. New-York is now 
 probably the only city, of equal size and prosperity in the 
 civilized world, in which an association, for the purpose 
 of encouraging and promoting the popular sciences and 
 liberal arts, is not to be found. 
 
 In the sister rities of nur own repuhlick, such institutions 
 are to be met with liberally endowed and ably supported ; 
 and the commercial and manufacturing marts of the Euro- 
 pean continent have, of late years, vied with each other in 
 the magnificence of such establishments. The example of 
 Liverpool has frequently been held out to our citizens as 
 worthy of imitation, and none can be adduced more appo- 
 site. The two cities have risen into importance almost 
 pari passu, have been mutually conducive to each other's 
 progress, and are most intimately connected in the bonds 
 of a constant and ever-active commercial intercourse. It 
 might, therefore, be fairly expected that an equal increase 
 of riches, population, and refinement, would have been 
 attended with an equal progress in those brandies of 
 knowledge that tend to elevate and adorn the mind, and 
 to open to it a field of enjoyment and delight beyond all 
 that can ever arise from the mere acquisition of wealth ; 
 and which, in the vicissitudes of commercial fortune, will 
 ever furnish a solid ground of comfort and content. More, 
 too, might reasonably be demanded from the inhabitants 
 «f New-York ; superior beyond a doubt in the general dif- 
 
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 fusion of education, unfettered by any of the trammels of 
 antiquated custom, and ranking first in the confederacy of 
 %vhich their state is a member, they appear to have been 
 called, by their situation and circumstances, to act a pro- 
 minent and leading part. That they have not done so is to 
 be deeply regretted, but it is not too late to repair the fault, 
 and remove the stigma that yet attaches to the publick 
 spirit of our city. To effect this desirable object, it is 
 only necessary that a small portion of that superfluous 
 wealth, which is at this moment seeking in every possible 
 direction for new channels of profitable investment, shall 
 be diverted to nobler purposes. It is to the merchants of 
 the city of New- York, that their townsmen and the Union 
 look for such support arid patronage of science and lite- 
 rature, as shall elevate our civick character ; and not only to 
 them, but to all who derive their fortunes and incomes 
 from the wealth that a successful commerce is constantly 
 increasing, and rendering daily more permanent. 
 
 It is from a character for a high degree of progress in 
 literature, in science, and in the fine arts, that all lasting 
 national reputation is to be derived. The wealth derived 
 from commerce may vanish ; the pride of monicd opulence 
 may be checked, but the works of genius, the productions 
 of learning, and the monuments of taste, are indestructible 
 and unfading. Deeply impressed with these truths, a num- 
 ber of persons of literary and scientifick pursuits, of whom 
 the undersigned are a committee, have associated for the 
 purpose of endeavouring to raise an institution upon a scale 
 worthy of the city in which they dwell, and call upon the 
 publick for that support which it so munificently bestows 
 upon all the objects of interest that are properly presented 
 to its view. In making this appeal, they feel a confidence 
 of success from the well-known liberality of their fellow-, 
 
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 citizens ; and should even this expectation be disappoint- 
 ed, they trust that they may derive, from a proper pride, 
 a just sense of the dignity of the city, and the evident ne- 
 cessity of placing it, in this respect, as it already is in all 
 others, above its commercial competitors, what even its 
 often tried munificence might not alone accomplish. 
 
 With these views, they beg leave to submit the objects 
 and motives of their association to the publick. 
 
 (l.) Many of the sciences are at the present time in a 
 state of progressive improvement unexampled in the annals 
 of history ; the press teems with literary productions of the 
 most important and interesting nature. To numbers of our 
 citizens versed in scientifick subjects, or possessing a taste 
 for their cultivation, the time and opportunity of keeping 
 up with their rapid advance is denied — while the produc- 
 tions of the European press are beyond the reach of even 
 those who possess both the means and inclination to obtain 
 its most valuable works. It is therefore proposed that 
 the associates of this institution shall appoint, from their 
 own body, persons who shall annually deliver publick dis- 
 courses, in which they shall detail the progress of those 
 branches of literature and science that are most intimately 
 connected with their individual pursuits. Among the 
 many subjects that may be adduced, as fitted for discourses 
 of this description, may be mentioned : the Progress of 
 Moral Science — of the Literature of France, England, 
 Germany, Italy, and our own country — of Physical and 
 Mechanical Science — of Chemistry — of the Fine Arts — of 
 the Useful Arts, and Applied Sciences — of Natural Histo- 
 ry — and of the Mathematics. Among objects so various, 
 every portion of the community may discover such as arc 
 suited to its own peculiar taste ; and should the several 
 parts be well executed, they will much abridge the labour 
 
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 ef following the ceaseless progress of human intellect, and 
 render that task easy to those, whom more active and profit- 
 able avocations withdraw from the pursuits of learning. 
 
 (2.) Many parts of literature, science, and the arts, may 
 be cultivated for the sake of the pleasure they produce, and 
 the agreeable relaxation they afford from the cares of do- 
 mestic life, the dissipation of the fashionable world, and 
 the turmoil of business. It is, therefore, a prominent ob- 
 ject with the associates to provide popular lectures upon 
 such subjects, open to the patrons and subscribers to the 
 institution, and to strangers ; and from among their num- 
 ber they propose to select lecturers, who shall, for six 
 months in the year, by a rotation among themselves, pro- 
 duce daily one lecture upon some topic of general interest. 
 In the first outline of such an institution, it would be diffi- 
 cult to define precisely the departments to which these lec- 
 tures should be devoted, and much will depend in this 
 respect upon the future state of learning, and on the quali- 
 fications and pursuits of the associates. It may, however, 
 be reasonably anticipated, that Political Economy, Mo- 
 dern and Ancient Literature and Poetry, the Fine Arts, 
 Natural History in its three branches, Physics, Chemistry 
 Elementary and Applied, Phrenology, &c. would excite 
 interest and attract publick attention. It is proposed that 
 tlrese lectures shall be open to both sexes ; and it forms no 
 unimportant feature of the plan, that the ladies of New- 
 York will thus be enabled to pursue studies, and investi- 
 gate subjects, from which, by the present system of educa- 
 tion, they are excluded. 
 
 (3.) There exists no institution in the city, provided 
 with sufficient funds to procure and furnish to its support- 
 ers the whole of the works, whether periodical or stand- 
 ard, that hourly i^sue from the presses of America and 
 
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 Europe. Such an institution is a desideratum, and it is 
 the intention of the associates to keep this in view, as the 
 most prominent object for the investment of the funds that 
 may be derived from their own subscription, or from the 
 liberality of the patrons of the institution, after the current 
 expenses of the courses shall have been defrayed. 
 
 (4.) In the pursuit of the objects of the several lec- 
 tures, and for the use of the persons who may attend the 
 courses, a library of scientifick reference will be of the 
 first necessity. It should comprise, when complete, aH 
 the standard elementary works of literature and science 
 of every age and nation. Extensive as this part of theit 
 plan may be, they do not despair of accomplishing it, 
 should they be able to arouse the feelings of the inhabi- 
 tants of New- York to a sense of the importance of their 
 plan to its honour and prosperity. 
 
 (4.) Several of the associates stand prepared to brin^ 
 into aid of the purposes of the institution, collections ot 
 specimens, and apparatus illustrative of the courses they 
 may be appointed to deliver. In this way every present 
 and urgent want may probably be supplied ; but the 
 progress of science will annually call for additions anfl 
 improvements, while the cost of preparations and repairs 
 must in an active course amount in some departments te 
 considerable sums : these expenses it is proposed to de- 
 fray from the common stock, and in this way permanent 
 collections, the properly of the association, will soon be 
 created. 
 
 ($.~) The plan being intended to embrace every va- 
 luable object of curiosity, would require much time t» 
 expose in all its ramifications ; nor would it be proper, 
 in its present state, to decide definitively upon its extent. 
 Much must depend upon the support it shall receive, 
 
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 much upon the exertions and industry of the associates. 
 They would fondly hope that the time may come when 
 the establishment of this institution may be considered 
 to have been of equal advantage to the scientifick character 
 of our country, with that produced in England by the pro- 
 ject of Count Rumford,* the first fruits of which were the 
 introduction of Davy and Young to the scientifick world, 
 and the elevation of that country from a very secondary, 
 to the first place in European science. 
 
 In presenting this plan to the publick, the associates 
 deem it their duty distinctly to state, that it is based upon 
 no views of private or individual emolument. Their 
 object is to obtain the means by which an Institution, 
 commensurate with the magnitude and wealth of our city, 
 may be established. To attain this desirable end, the 
 lecturers are willing to devote themselves, and to seek 
 no other reward for their exertions, than the reputation 
 they may have an opportunity of acquiring, and the plea- 
 sure they must derive from being instrumental in estab- 
 lishing a useful institution. Some of them are already 
 engaged in pursuits of a similar nature, and others may 
 hope that their professional standing and usefulness may 
 be thus advanced, but no part of the funds that may bf; 
 raised is to be applied to their remuneration. 
 
 ( 'ommittee. 
 
 New-York, June 1, 1824. 
 
 * The British Institution. 
 
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 CONSTITUTION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 NEW-YORK ATHENAEUM. 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 This Association shall be denominated the " New- York 
 Athenaeum." 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 The object of the Association shall be the cultivation of 
 Science, Literature, and the Arts. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 The Association shall consist of resident and honorary 
 members. The resident members shall be citizens of 
 New-York, and may be either Associates, Patrons, Go- 
 vernours, or Subscribers. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 The officers shall be a President, four Vice-Presidents, 
 a Corresponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a 
 Treasurer, and a Curator ; who shall constitute a Stand- 
 ing Committee. The President, Vice-Presidents, and 
 Treasurer, shall be elected at the Annual Meeting. The 
 offices of Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, 
 and Curator, shall be perpetual. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 The funds shall be derived from the contributions of 
 the Patrons, Governours, Subscribers, and Associates. 
 
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 The payment of two hundred dollars shall constitute a 
 Patron. The payment of one hundred dollars shall con- 
 stitute a Governour. There shall be two classes of Sub- 
 scribers, paying annually, the one the sum of twenty dol- 
 lars, and the other the sum of ten dollars ; and each class 
 having privileges denned in By-laws. Each Associate 
 shall pay an Initiation-fee of five dollars, and five dollars 
 annually. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 The Annual Meeting shall be held on the second 
 Wednesday in May ; but the Standing Committee may 
 call Special Meetings on giving four days' publick notice. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 The number of Associates shall be defined by the By- 
 laws, and vacancies in the number of Associates shall be 
 supplied by election at the Annual Meeting. The power 
 of admitting other members shall be vested in the Standing. 
 Committee. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 In elections, and at meetings of the Association, Patrons 
 shall be entitled to four votes, Governours to two votes? 
 and other members to one vote. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 The Constitution may be amended, at the Annual Meet- 
 ings of the Association, by two-thirds of the votes to which 
 the members present are entitled. 
 
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 BY-LAWS. 
 
 I. — President, Vice-Presidents, and 
 Chairman. 
 
 Segtiox 1. The President shall preside at the meet- 
 ings of the members generally, of the Standing Com- 
 mittee, of the Associates, and of the Patrons ; and he 
 shall have the nomination of all Committees. In his ab- 
 sence, one of the Vice-Presidents, and, in their absence, a 
 Chairman, shall perform his duties. 
 
 II. - — Secretaries. 
 
 Sec. 1. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct 
 the correspondence, and he shall give notice and keep 
 minutes of the meetings of the Standing Committee, and 
 of the Board of Patrons. 
 
 Sec 2. The Recording Secretary shall give notice, and 
 keep minutes of the meetings of the members generally, 
 and of the Associates. 
 
 III. — Treasurer. 
 
 Sec. 1. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all 
 money received or paid by him : he shall invest in a per- 
 manent fund the contributions of the Patrons and Gover- 
 nours, as directed by them, and receive the interest of the 
 same : he shall pay no money, but by an order of the 
 Standing Committee, signed by the President ; and he 
 shall report at the Annual Meeting. 
 
 IV. — Curator. 
 
 Sec 1. The Curator shall have the general superin- 
 lendance of the property : he shall visit and examine the 
 
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 fooms weekly, and enforce the regulations ; and, at the 
 Annual Meeting, he shall report. 
 
 V. — Standing Committee. 
 
 Sec. 1. The Standing Committee shall have six regular 
 meetings, every year, viz. on the first Tuesday in Febru- 
 ary, April, June, August, October, and December ; and 
 a majority of their number shall be a quorum. 
 
 Sec 2. They shall have power to call Special Meet- 
 ings of the members generally, of the Associates, and of 
 the Patrons ; and to fill vacancies in their own number. 
 
 Sec. 3. They shall provide apartments for the Library, 
 Reading-rooms, and Lecture-room ; and they may ap- 
 propriate any portion of the annual receipts to the pur- 
 chase of books and apparatus, and report at the Annual 
 Meeting. 
 
 VI. — Associates. 
 
 Sec 1. The number of Associates shall not exceed 
 100; and this number may be completed by a majority 
 of two-thirds of the votes, to which the members present 
 shall be entitled at any Regular or Special Meeting. 
 
 Sec. 2. A person, other than an Associate, who may 
 have engaged in the delivery of the Lectures, shall be 
 considered as nominated for the first vacancy in the num- 
 ber of the Associates. 
 
 Sec. 3. The Associates shall meet on the second 
 Thursday in January, April, July, and October ; and 
 one fourth of their number shall be a quorum. 
 
 Sec 4. They shall have power to appoint Lecturers, 
 and the subjects to be lectured on ; and to recommend 
 books and apparatus to be procured. 
 
 Sec 5. The Associates shall provide for the delivery 
 of two Annual Discourses, on some department of Lite- 
 rature, Science, or the Arts. These discourses shall be 
 
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 publick, and at such time, between the first day of Octo- 
 ber and the first day of June, as the persons to deliver 
 them may appoint. 
 
 Sec. 6. Each Associate shall be entitled to a ticket of 
 admittance to the Lectures, Library, and Reading-rooms 
 for himself only ; and he shall, by the additional payment 
 of ten dollars per annum, be entitled to receive tickets of 
 admittance for his family. 
 
 Sec. 7. The Lecturers shall not pay any annuaf con- 
 tribution. 
 
 VII. — Patrons and Governours. 
 
 Sec. 1. The number of Patrons shall not exceed 100 ; 
 and the number of Governours shall not exceed 100. 
 
 Sec. 2. They shall each have a copy of the following 
 certificate, signed by the President, and attested by the 
 Secretaries : 
 
 This is to certify, that A. B. is entitled to all the privi- 
 leges of a of the New-York Athenmum, having^ 
 
 contributed to the same the sum of dollars. 
 
 Sec. 3. The certificate of a Patron shall be transferable 
 and hereditable, by the eldest son, if not specially devi- 
 sed ; but transfers of rights must be made upon the books 
 of the Institution. The certificate of a Governour shall 
 be transferable ; but shall entitle the holder of it to the 
 privileges of the Association, only during the life of the 
 Governour. 
 
 Sec. 4. The Patrons and Governours shall each have 
 three transferable tickets of admittance to the Lectures, 
 Library, and Reading-rooms, and other tickets for the 
 members of their families. 
 
 Sec. 5. The Patrons shall constitute a Board, and shall 
 meet, from time to time, to consult in regard to the per- 
 manent fund ; no part of which shall be appropriated 
 without their consent. 
 
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 Sec. 6. The Patrons shall constitute a Committee oi 
 Visitation, and report at the Annual Meeting. 
 
 VIII. — Subscribers. 
 
 Sec. 1. The payment of $20 per annum shall entitle 
 a Subscriber to a ticket of admittance to the Lectures, 
 Library, and Reading-rooms ; and he shall, on applica- 
 tion, receive tickets for the members of his family. 
 
 Sec 2. The payment of $10 per annum shall entitle 
 a Subscriber to a ticket of admittance to the Lectures^ 
 Library, and Reading-rooms, for himself only. 
 
 Sec. 3. Both these classes of Subscribers, and the As- 
 sociates also, shall have the privilege of introducing 
 strangers to the Library and Reading-rooms. 
 
 Sec. 4. Every Subscriber shall be bound to the con- 
 linuance of his subscription, until notice to the contrary 
 shall have been communicated to the Standing Committee, 
 at the regular meeting in May. 
 
 Sec 5. The payment of certain fees, (by persons not 
 regular Subscribers,) to be regulated by the Standing 
 Committee, before the commencement of the annual 
 courses of Lectures, shall procure tickets of admittance 
 to onCj or any number of the Lectures, as may be deter- 
 mined by this Committee ; and these fees may be appro- 
 priated to the Lecturers, in such proportion as the Com- 
 mittee may decide. 
 
 IX. — Library and Reading-rooms. 
 
 Sec 1. A Librarian shall be appointed by the Stand- 
 ing Committee, and hold his office during their pleasure ; 
 and he may receive a compensation to be determined by 
 ihem. He shall be nominated by the Curator. 
 
 Sec. 2. It shall be his duty to be present at the rooms 
 of the Association, between the hours of 1 aod 8 P. M. 
 
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 and to make catalogues, and take proper charge of the 
 books and property. 
 
 Sec. 3. No book, pamphlet, map, or chart, shall be re- 
 moved from the rooms, without permission in writing 
 from the Standing Committee. 
 
 Sec 4. Pamphlets and periodical publications may lie 
 upon the tables in the Reading-rooms for two months, 
 and they shall then be deposited on the shelves. 
 
 Sec. 5. Books removed from the shelves, by persons 
 consulting the Library, shall be returned by them to their 
 proper places. 
 
 Sec 6. A member, who may injure any article belong- 
 ing to the Association, shall make such reparation as the 
 Standing Committee may consider ample, or he shall be 
 suspended from the privileges of the Association. A 
 member shall be responsible for the conduct of the person 
 or persons introduced by him, 
 
 X. — Lectures and Lecturers. 
 
 Sec. 1. Two Committees, on the subject of Lectures 
 and Lecturers, shall be appointed at each Annual Meet- 
 ing ; the Committee on Lectures, to present to the Asso- 
 ciates a plan of the courses to be delivered ; and the 
 Committee on Lecturers, to nominate and recommend to 
 the Associates persons to conduct the courses. 
 
 Sec. 2. The Lectures shall commence every year, on 
 the first Monday in November, and may continue until the 
 first day of May. 
 
 XL — Honorary Members. 
 
 Sec 1 . The number of honorary members shall not 
 exceed twenty ; of which five shall be chosen at the first 
 regular meeting of the Associates every year, until the 
 number be complete ; and vacancies may be supplied at 
 any of the regular meetings of the Associates. 
 
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 OFFICERS. 
 
 PRESIDENT. 
 
 Rev. W. Harris, D. D. 
 
 VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
 
 Rev. J. M.Wainwright, D.D.I 
 Prof. J. Rcnwick, 
 
 Hon. P. A. Jay, 
 
 Rev. J. M. Matthews, D. D* 
 
 CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. 
 
 William Grade, Esq. 
 
 RECORDING SECRETARY. 
 B. McVickar, M. D. 
 
 TREASURER. 
 J. Delajield, Esq. 
 
 CURATOR. 
 J. R. Rhinclandcr, M. D. 
 
 ASSOCIATES. 
 
 J. Kent, 
 
 W. Harris, 
 
 S. L. Mitcfiill, 
 
 J. M. Wainwright, 
 
 W. Post, 
 
 P. MUledoler, 
 
 P. A. Jay, 
 
 G. C. VerplancTc, 
 
 H. Wheaton, 
 H. I. Anderson, 
 S. W. Moore, 
 A. McVickar, 
 
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 J. E. Dekay, 
 J. Delafield.jun. 
 H. Breetoort,jun. 
 R. Greenhow, 
 R. C. Sands, 
 M. Eastburn, 
 J. McVickar, 
 N. F. Moore, 
 W. J. MacNeven, 
 J. Renwick, 
 S. H. Turner, 
 J. Cooper, 
 
 B. McVickar, 
 J. F. Schroeder, 
 M. Bruen, 
 
 C. C. Moore, 
 J. W. Francis, 
 A. B. Durand, 
 
 J. Van Rensselaer, 
 F. C. Schaeffer, 
 W. Grade, 
 J. M. Matthews, 
 J. Torrey, 
 
 A. Halsey, 
 
 C. King, 
 
 D. Hosaclc, 
 
 B. T. Onderdonk, 
 F. G. Halleck, 
 W. Cooper, 
 
 J. Smyth Rogers, 
 F. G. King, 
 J. *R. Rhinelander, 
 W. Moore, 
 
 C. R. Duffie, 
 
 J. Delafield, 
 P. Rhinelander, 
 J. M. Pendleton, 
 
 D. Selden, 
 W. Dunlap, 
 J. Morton, 
 
 J. Verplanck, 
 J. I. Morgan, 
 T. A. Emmett,jun. 
 
 E. G. Ludlow, 
 A. H. Stevens, 
 J. Milnor, 
 
 G. W. Doane, 
 J. B. Beck, 
 J. Duer, 
 R. Adrain, 
 W. B. Lawrence, 
 J. K. Paulding, 
 A. Bleecker, 
 E. D. Barry, 
 W. Ware, 
 J. A. Stephens, 
 R. King, 
 G. Gibbs, 
 J. Pintard, 
 J. H. Hobart, 
 J. R. Murray, 
 M. Hoffman, 
 J. Griscom, 
 C. G. Haines, 
 W. Berrian, 
 C. Colden, 
 C. Camhreling- 
 
 [Twenty-one vacancies.] 
 
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 GENERAL SCHEME 
 
 OF SUBJECTS FOR LECTURES ADOPTED 
 BY THE ASSOCIATES. 
 
 ' Oriental. 
 Greek. 
 Roman. 
 
 Of the Middle Ages. 
 German. 
 ULlttV&tUVt. i French. 
 
 Italian. 
 
 Spanish and Portuguese. 
 British. 
 American. 
 
 Of the Northern Nations of Europe. 
 
 Sctencr- 
 
 \ Evidences of Christianity. 
 Moral Philosophy — 
 
 Ethics, 
 
 History of the Philosophy qftheMind, 
 History of the early Schools of Phi- 
 losophy, 
 
 History of Dialectics and Rational 
 Logic. 
 Political Economy. 
 Philosophy of Language. 
 Philosophy of History. 
 Law of Nations. 
 Civil Law — 
 
 And its History. 
 Common Law — 
 
 And its History. 
 
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 C 3 
 
 < Astronomy, Descriptive, 
 Practical, 
 Physical. 
 Mechanics, Elementary. 
 
 Applied. 
 Physics, Elementary, 
 Applied. 
 
 Geology. 
 
 Geography, Physical, 
 Political, 
 Historical. 
 
 Mineralogy. 
 Botany. 
 
 Zoology, Comparative Anatomy, 
 Anatomy of Expression. 
 j Phrenology. 
 
 Urts 
 
 r fixe. < 
 
 . USEFUL. 
 
 <{ Poetry. 
 
 Mythology. 
 The Drama. 
 Musick. 
 Eloquence. 
 Painting. 
 Sculpture. 
 Engraving. 
 Architecture. 
 I Landscape Gardening, 
 
 Agriculture. 
 
 Commerce. 
 
 Manufactures. 
 
SCHEME Or LECTURES 
 
 FOR THE YEAR 1825. 
 
 SUBJECTS. 
 
 LECTURERS. 
 
 History of the Civil Law, . . . 
 
 H. Wheaton. 
 
 
 
 History of the Philosophy of the Mind, J. McVickar. 
 
 
 N. F. Moore. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 W. J. MacNeven. 
 
 Geology, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Phrenology, and Anatomy of Expres 
 
 
 
 P. G. King. 
 
 
 G. W. Doane. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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