His lectures, however, produced considerable effect.

Between twenty and thirty of the most erudite citizens decided upon forming a phrenological society.

A meeting was called, and fully attended; a respectable number of subscribers' names was registered, the payment of subscriptions being arranged for a future day.

President, vice- president, treasurer, and secretary, were chosen; and the first meeting dissolved with every appearance of energetic perseverance in scientific research.
The second meeting brought together one-half of this learned body, and they enacted rules and laws, and passed resolutions, sufficient, it was said, to have filled three folios.
A third day of meeting arrived, which was an important one, as on this occasion the subscriptions were to be paid.

The treasurer came punctually, but found himself alone.