to take measures for rendering the Philosophical and 

 Literary Society more popular in its character, and 

 extending its benefits to a larger number, by the 

 admission of annual subscribers at a low rate, granting 

 at the same time to the ordinary members the privilege 

 of a transferable ticket to the lectures, and to the pro- 

 prietary members an additional ticket. These altera- 

 tions in the plan of the Society were adopted at the 

 last Annual General Meeting, and now form part of 

 its rules. They have been so far successful in effecting 

 their intended objects, that 98 annual subscribers have 

 entered, as well as seven ordinary members, which are 

 as many as has been usual of late years. 



This large addition to the number entitled to 

 admission to the Meetings of the Society has not, 

 however, produced a corresponding increase in the 

 attendance. 



There can be no doubt that the prevalence of 

 sickness during the late winter has been one cause of 

 deficient attendance, and, on more than one occasion, 

 the same circumstance has prevented the performance 

 of promises of intended Papers ; so that we have been 

 indebted to others for a substitute, which could not 

 therefore be sufficiently announced in proper time. 



The most satisfactory feature in the history of the 

 Society for the past year, is the Museum ; the additions 

 by gift have been both numerous and valuable ; they 

 are specified at the close of this Report ; but we may 

 call particular attention to the splendid Trogon Pavon- 

 inus from Guatimala, which is probably the only 

 specimen in a Yorkshire collection, — this was presented, 

 together with two fine specimens of the Flamingo, by 



