Local Honorary Secretaries : Border District: Rev. H. J. BULKELEY, Lanercost Priory, Brampton, Bradford: W. B. GORDON, Esq., Heaton Rise. Cheltenham MRS. OWEN, The Beeches, Suffolk Square. Glasgow: J. B. DOUGLAS, Esq., 2, St. Bernard's Place, Hillhead. Salisbury and Andover: Rev. J. S. JONES, Enham Rectory, Andover. § 8. The Society's thanks are specially due to the Council of University College for their grant of the College Rooms for the Society's Meetings; to Mr. Furnivall for his gift of Part I of the Society's Papers, and to Mr. Browning for allowing the reprint of his Shelley Essay in it; to the Writers of the Papers that have been read before the Society, and especially Prof. Corson, who crosst the Atlantic on purpose to read his Paper on June 30; to the Chairmen of its Meetings; to Miss Holland, who has abstracted its Papers, and Mr. Kingsland, who has reported its Discussions; to the Honorary Secretary and other Officers who have conducted the Society's business; to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph King and Miss E. H. Hickey and the Actors of Colombe's Birthday; to the Ladies and Gentlemen who read, sang, and playd at the Extra Meeting of June 30; and to the Editor of The Academy. To Mrs. Sutherland Orr, for writing the Introduction to Mr. F. May Holland's Stories from Browning, and for undertaking the Browning Primer; to Mr. Millson for his promise of the Lexicon of Browning Allusions, and Mr. T. J. Wise for that of the Lexicon of Browning's Words and Phrases, the Society's thanks are also due. Subscriptions for the Society's Second year, 1882-3, became due on July 1, 1882, and prompt payment of them to the Honorary Secretary is askt, in order that the Publications for next Session-three of which are nearly ready-may be sent out directly they are completed. Members who have Bankers would save the Hon. Sec. much trouble by sending her an Order signd by them in this form: To (their Banker) (Date) Till further order, pay to the BROWNING SOCIETY or Bearer one guinea now, and on every future July 1. A... B... New Members and fresh Subscribers and Donors are much needed. Second Report of the Browning Society, PRESENTED TO THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, HELD AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, ON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1883. § 1. Number of the Society's Members, | § 8. Officers for 1883-4, p. x. p. ix. § 2. Growing Interest in Browning's Poetry, p. ix. 9. Arrangements for next year, P. xi. § 10. §3. Publications of past year: Papers read before the Society, p. ix. Shall the Society limit the period of its duration? p. xii. § 11. § 4. Meetings restricted to Members and their Friends, p. x. § 12. Browning Concordance, p. xii. 5. Private Meetings, p. x. 6. The Browning Primer, p. x. Other Browning Societies, p. xiii. Subscriptions, p. xiv. § 1. THE Browning Society, now completing its Second Year, numbers nearly two hundred Members, counting only the actual Subscribers. It cannot, however, but consider itself as at least the source of the impulse which has led to the formation of some seventeen Browning Societies and Reading-Clubs in Great Britain and America, one of the most recently formed of which (at Syracuse, N.Y.) began with about sixty Members. § 2. The Society must look with much gratification on the growing interest in Browning's Works and increasing appreciation of them of this interest and appreciation there is much evidence, both direct and indirect. § 3. The Society has issued to the Subscribers for 1882-3, the Third Part of its Papers, and Parts I. and II. of Illustrations to Browning's Works. It has held eight Meetings besides the Annual General Meeting and the Annual Entertainment. At the aforesaid Meetings, Papers have been read by the Rev. Professor Johnson, M.A.; Miss Beale of the Ladies' College, Cheltenham; Mrs. Owen; the Rev. John Sharpe, M.A.; Mr. W. G. Martley, B.A.; Mr. J. T. Nettleship; Mr. W. F. Revell; Miss West; the Rev. H. J. Bulkeley, M.A.; the Rev. J. D. Williams, M.A.; the Rev. H. C. Beeching, B.A.; and Mrs. Turnbull. § 4. It has been found that experience has amply justified the Society's belief that their Discussions would be better when their Meetings ceased to be public, and held in the Botanic Theatre. Their numbers have been too large to admit of holding Meetings in the Council Room, but one of the ClassRooms has been used, and both men and women have taken part in the Discussions more freely than last year. § 5. There have been Three Meetings of Members of the Society at private houses during this Session, at which there were Discussions on Professor Johnson's Paper on Conscience and Art in Browning; on Cleon, opened by Miss Drewry; and on Canon Westcott's On Some Points in Browning's View of Life. § 6. The Browning Primer, by Mrs. Sutherland Orr, is in progress, and will probably be ready by next year. § 7. The Tragedy of Strafford was studied during the Easter Term by about three hundred pupils of the North London Collegiate School for Girls; and the interest shown in the Play was great enough to induce Miss E. H. Hickey to ask Mr. Browning's leave to make an annotated edition of it. This she has obtained, and Professors Samuel R. Gardiner, M.A., and J. W. Hales, M.A., have kindly promised to read the proofs of the Notes. Professor Gardiner will write for the book an Introduction on the Historical Aspect of the Play. § 8. The Committee are grieved to announce the death of their valued colleague, Mrs. Owen of Cheltenham. By No. V. of the Society's Rules, four members of the Committee are ineligible for re-election at the General Meeting. But only Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Reinagle now retire under this rule, as the resignation of Mr. Coupland and the much regretted death of Mrs. Owen preclude the necessity for the retirement of two members. The Committee recommend for election in the room of the four above-mentioned: Mr. E. Berdoe, L.R.C.P., Mr. J. Dykes Campbell, Mr. E. C. Gonner, and Mrs. Joseph King. The list of officers will therefore, it is proposed, stand thus: WALTER BACHE, Esq. Vice-Presidents: SIR FREDERIC LEIGHTON, P.R.A. The Rev. J. LLEWELYN DAVIES, The Hon. and Rev. A. LYTTELTON, M.A. ALFRED DOMETT, Esq. The Rev. H. R. HAWEIS, M.A. M.A. MONSIEUR J. MILSAND. The Viscountess MOUNT-TEMPLE. Treasurer: ROBERT SWAN, M.A., 2, Belsize Terrace, S. Hampstead, N.W. Local Honorary Secretaries: Border District: Rev. H. J. BULKELEY, Lanercost Priory, Brampton, Cumberland. Bradford: W. B. GORDON, Esq., Heaton Rise. Burnley: B. SAGAR, Esq., Thorn Hill. Cheltenham: Chicago, U.S.A.: Rev. J. LL. JONES, 133, Wabash Avenue. Edinburgh: MISS LOUISA STEVENSON, 13, Randolph Crescent. Glasgow: J. B. DOUGLAS, Esq., 2, St. Bernard's Place, Hillhead. Halifax: The Rev. F. E. MILLSON, Brackenbed Grange. Kensington: Mrs. Unwin, 23, Addison Gardens, North Kensington, W. Philadelphia: MISS F. E. BENNETT, 1615, Chestnut St. Salisbury: The Very Rev. The DEAN OF SALISBURY, Deanery. The question of a President for the Society is again put off. § 9. The Arrangements for next Session are, as far as it has been possible to make them, as follows. (The order of the Papers is subject to alteration.) Friday, Oct. 26, 1883.-On The Ring and the Book, by JOHN TODHUNTER, LL.D. -On Jocoseria, by the Rev. J. SHARPE, M.A. Jan. 25, 1884.-On Paracelsus, by Miss ARTHUR. Nov. 23, Feb. 22, March 28,,, -On Browning Considered in Relation to his Time, by -A Paper by the Rev. MARK PATTISON, B.D. May 23, June 27, -Annual Entertainment. -Annual Meeting, Reading of Report, Election of |