of Gentlemen, who encouraged the Council in at- 

 tempting this purchase, by promising liberal dona- 

 tions, or by offering to take shares of £5 each, for 

 raising the money. Among these friends, none dis- 

 played more zeal than Andrew Sanders, Esq., of 

 Stockton ; who not only offered to take shares him- 

 self, but engaged several others to embark in the 

 undertaking. It augurs well for the future interests 

 of the Society, to find that it has friends so numer- 

 ous, so spirited, and so bountiful ; and it is no small 

 consolation under the present disappointment, to 

 think that such zealous efforts have given a stimulus 

 to the Institution, which may tell on its labours for 

 the cause of science in future years. 



