Calendar: 1865-1866 Page 275

evening classes 275 Eighteen Lectures on the British Islands -III Physical Geography op Britain -Its relation to the European Continent-Coast Line-Surface -River Systems-Mineral Produce-Climate IV The Britain op Early History -Former Extent of Forest and Marsh Land-Changes in Coast Line &c since the Roman and Saxon Periods VI England and Wales -The Counties-Relative distribution of Population-Localities of Manu- facturing Industry-The Coal-fields VII VIII The Northern Counties Valleys pf the Tyne Wear and Tees-The Yorkshire Ouse The Mersey Valley IX The Midland Counties -Manufacturing Towns of the Midland District-The Hardware Manu- facture-The Pottery District-The Metropolitan District-Valley of the Thames XI The Eastern Counties -Early seats of the Woollen Manufacture-The centres of Agricul- tural Industry XII The Southern and South-Western Counties XIII Wales -Circumstances of its early settlement and division into Counties-Points of present difference between the Welsh and English Popu- lations XIV Scotland -Its Phj sical Geography-Distribution of Population XV XVI Scotland -The Counties and To 1ns-Respective Characteristics of ti Highlands and Lowlands XVII XVIII Ireland -Its Physical Geography- Early Divisions under its Native Rulers-The English Conquest-Division into Counties-The English Pale"-Present Topography