A well attended meeting of the Historical Society was held last evening in the room of Mr. F. E. Zinkeisen, 25 Holyoke House. The meetings of the society have steadily grown in interest throughout the year. The work done has been of a character to stimulate the members to a more thorough historical study, and consequently some very interesting results have been obtained.

Last evening, Mr. J. H. Ropes discussed the political and legal career of Sir Francis Bacon, with special reference to his relations with Queen Elizabeth, Essex, Buckingham and Burleigh. In the course of his remarks he read largely from Spedding; the different biographies of Bacon as a politician and judicial official were also carefully compared. The subject proved a fruitful one for investigation, and the club did not adjourn until a late hour.