THIRD REPORT- 



In presenting an account of their proceed- 

 ing's during the past year, the Council of the 

 Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society have 

 the satisfaction of reporting, that this Institution 

 has made such progress as cannot fail to be 

 highly gratifying unto all its friends. 



One of the most important events demanding 

 to be noticed is, the accession of the Right 

 Honourable Lord Viscount Normanby, 

 who has consented to become Patron to the 

 Society. At the last Anniversary, a respected 

 Member and Governor undertook, at the request 

 of the Meeting, to solicit his Lordship's patron- 

 age. The application was accordingly made, 

 and proved successful : and as this transaction 

 occurred before the printing of the annual Re- 

 port, the Council took the opportunity of putting 

 his Lordship's name at the head of the List of 

 Members and Office-bearers, subjoined to that 

 Report; though this pleasing occurrence had 

 not been noticed in the Report itself. It is 

 matter of congratulation to the friends of this 

 Society, that this promising young Nobleniaa 



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