Such additions are the more necessary, as the 

 Society has met with serious losses in the course 

 of the year. The Council would notice in parti- 

 cular, with deep regret, the death of John Yeoman, 

 Esq., a most useful Member, who was cut off in 

 the prime of life, early in the summer ; and the 

 removal of Richard Moorsom, Esq., the President 

 of the Society, and one of its founders; whose 

 talents and influence, had he remained in the 

 place, might still have been of eminent service to 

 the Institution. 



It is pleasing to observe, in conclusion, that, 

 notwithstanding the great expense of the improve- 

 ments in the Museum, amounting to about 70/, 

 the funds are, on the whole, in a healthy state. 

 The Institution, instead of declining, is likely to 

 grow in usefulness and importance from year to 

 year, an ornament to the town and neighbourhood, 

 and an efficient auxiliary to the cause of science. 



