REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 



AT THE CLOSE OF THE TENTH SESSION. 



In presenting the Tenth Annual Report of 

 the Society, the Council regret that it will have 

 to assume a somewhat less confident tone of tri- 

 umph than those that have preceded it, and a 

 more urgent call upon the Scientific and Literary 

 Contributions of its Members. 



The Funds of the Society have experienced a 

 further deterioration, as will be seen by a reference 

 to the Treasurer's Report ; a balance of £30. 17s. 

 lid. is due to him. They regret also to state, 

 that Twenty-two Ordinary Members' Tickets have 

 been forfeited or resigned during the Session. 



In reporting upon the Museum it becomes the 

 melancholy duty of the Council to state, that the 

 Office of Curator is again vacant by the death of 

 the respected and excellent individual who was 

 so recently elected to it. Having already put 

 upon record their sentiments on this distressing 

 event, they might have now contented themselves 



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