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read during the Session and the deficient funds of the Society. 

 They consider that except on special occasions the funds will 

 not bear more than a biennial publication. 



The Society towards the end of the last Session passed a 

 resolution on the expediency of inviting the British Association 

 to Liverpool ; and directions were given to the Secretary 

 to write to the other learned Societies in the town, asking 

 their co-operation. 



The resolution was laid before the Town Council, and 

 through the exertions of the President, J. B. Yates, Esq., 

 the Mayor issued an invitation on the part of the Town 

 Council. 



The joint invitations were laid before the British Association, 

 and by them favourably received — but the Association con- 

 sidered themselves pledged for 1851 to Ipswich. 



The Council congratulate the Society on the flourishing 

 state of their finances. 



With respect to the admission of garbled and incorrect reports 

 of the Society's Proceedings into the public prints, the 

 Council, after taking the subject into due consideration, re- 

 solved that they do not recommend the Society to adopt the 

 principle of having authorized reports of the Society's Pro- 

 ceedings in the newspapers. 



Several publications have been presented during the past 

 Session — (vide ante, passim) ; for which the Council beg here- 

 with to tender their and the Society's thanks to the donors. 



The Council also beg to congratulate the Society and the^ 

 scientific world generally that it has been arranged that the 

 Liverpool Observatory should be fitted up with an Osier's 

 Anemometer with an improved rain-gauge, as recommended 

 by this Society. This will render the Observatory of Liver- 

 pool equal in every way to others in the kingdom or elsewhere. 



The Council have endeavoured to provide, as far as possible, 

 papers for the coming Session; and in furtherance of this 

 object sent out upwards of one hundred circulars. About 



