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This measure rrmy do more to serve the interests of 

 our Society, than the mere amount annually saved. 

 Receiving, with kindred Institutions, this public coun- 

 tenance, let us feel ourselves the more powerfully 

 stimulated to labour with diligence and zeal in promo- 

 ting the common objects of such Institutions, and con- 

 vey to future generations increased facilities for scientific 



investigation. 



In conclusion, your Council would observe, that the 

 Annual Meeting of the British Association for the 

 ^Advancement of Science, is to be held next year in 

 York, where its first Meeting took place: and it is 

 hoped, that several Members of our Society will avail 

 themselves of the opportunity of attending. The ser- 

 vices rendered to science by the Association, are of the 

 highest value. It was at their request, that the late 

 voyage of discovery in the Southern Hemisphere was 

 undertaken by the British Government five years ago ; 

 and on their recommendation, it was placed under the 

 care and command of Capt. James Ross, who, in the 

 discovery of a large southern continent, called Victoria, 

 after our beloved Queen, has added fresh laurels to the 

 British name. 



