TWENTY-FOUETH REPOET. 



The Twenty-fourth year of this Society's operations, 

 has not been distinguished by any transaction of 

 special interest; and its history may be comprised 

 within a narrow compass. 



The state of the finances continues to wear a 

 favourable aspect ; and the accession of two or three 

 new Members to the Institution, must naturally 

 tend to strengthen its interests. 



The Museum continues to attract the attention of 

 numerous strangers, resorting to our interesting 

 town ; and as the increased facilities of communica- 

 tion, and the additional accommodations providing 

 for strangers, will tend to augment the immber of 

 visitors from year to year, your Museum, as well 

 as the town at large, will be profited by the increase. 

 The number of Visitors this year, has been nearly 

 as great as in the former year, viz. about 500 ; and 

 the receipts for admission are almost the same, 

 being £6 12s. 6d.. We cannot doubt, that much 

 more will fall to be reported next season, when the 

 improvements in our Railway communications 

 shall have been completed. 



