When I undertook to read a paper on the necessity of a scientific development of the muscles of the hand and arm, apart from the keyboard, I was not aware how fully and admirably the subject had been treated during our last session by Mr. Southgate. The matter is however of such vital importance that it cannot be too frequently insisted upon; and I trust, therefore, those members of our Society who are devoted to branches of the art other than pianoforte-playing will pardon us if we again occupy their time.