1858.] Atmual Meeting. 525 



increase in the yearly income. The amount of Annual Contribu- 

 tions for 1857 amounted to £2006. 1 1*. 0^/., being more tlian had 

 been received in any previous year : while the Keceipts from 

 Subscriptions to Lectures (£761. 155. Gd.) were greater than in 

 any of the three preceding years, or than the average receipt from 

 that soCkrce in the last ten years. 



During the last ten years the Members and Annual Subscribers 

 have increased from 328 to 427, being an addition of nearly one- 

 third. 



On Dec. 31, J 857, the Funded Property was £25,166. 5*. 10^. ; 

 and the Balance in the hands of the Bankers, £930. 13*. Hd» 

 There were no Liabilities. 



A List of Books Presented accompanies the Report, amounting 

 in number to 264 volumes, and making, with those purciiased by 

 the Managers and Patrons, a total of 1009 volumes (including 

 Periodicals) added to the Library in the year. 



Thanks were voted to the President, Treasurer, and Secretary, 

 to the Committees of Managers and Visitors, and to Professor 

 Faraday, for their services to the Institution during the past year. 



The following Gentlemen were unanimously elected as Officers 

 for the ensuing year : — 



President — The Duke of Northumberland, K.G. F.R.S. 

 Treasurer— William Pole, Esq. M.A. F.R.S. 

 Secretary— Rev. John Barlow, M.A. F.R.S. 



Managers. 



The Lord Ashburton, D.C.L. F.R.S. 

 Warren De la Rue, Esq. Ph.D. F.R.S. 

 George Dodd, Esq. F.S.A. 

 Sir Charles Fellows, F.G.S. 

 William Robert Grove, Esq. M.A. 



Q.C. F.R.S. 

 Sir Charles Hamilton, Bart. C.B 

 Sir H. Holland, Bt. M.D. F.R.S. F.G.S. 

 Henry Bence Jones, M.D. F.R.S. 



Sir Roderick L Murchison, G.C.S. 



D.C.L. F.R.S. 

 James Rennie, Esq. F.R.S. 

 Robert P. Roupell, Esq. M.A. Q.C. 

 Rev. William Taylor, F.R.S. 

 John Webster, M.D. F.R5. 

 Charles Wheatstone, Esq. F.R.S. 

 Col. Philip James Yorke, F.R.S. 



Visitors. 



Allen Alexander Bathtirst, Esq. M.P. 

 John Charles Burgoyne, Esq. 

 John Robert F. Buniett, Esq. 

 C. Weutworth Dilke, jun. Esq. 

 William Gaussen, Esq. 

 John Hall Gladstone, t^. Ph.D. F.R.S. 

 Thomas Lee, Esq. 

 Charles Lyall, Esq. 



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Thomas N. R. Morson, Esq. 

 Sir Edwin Pearson, M.A. F.R.S. 

 Henry Pemlwrton, Esq. 

 James Rennell Rodd, Esq. 

 William Roxburgh, M.D. 

 Joseph Skey, M.D. 

 John Godfrey Teed, Esq. Q.C. 



