REPORT 



THE COUNCIL. 



In the Report of the Proceedmgs of the Yorkshire Philo- 

 sophical Society which is now offered for the consideration 

 of the Annual Meeting, the Council is desirous of present- 

 ing such information on the state and prospects of the 

 Institution, as may enable the Members clearly to com- 

 prehend the somewhat new circumstances under which it 

 is placed, and decide on the measures best calculated to 

 advance its progress and augment its usefulness. 



In consequence of the recent purchase from the Crown 

 of aU that part of the Manor Shore lying between the 

 Water-works and Marygate, and extending from the Museum 

 Garden to the Ouse, the Society is now possessed of nine 

 acres of land, once the property of St. Mary's Abbey, and 

 including, besides the beautiful remains of the Church, the 

 ancient gateway, hospitium, and granary, as well as the 

 round tower against the river. 



Thus amply established on the site of a noble monastery, 

 which in other days dispensed the benefits of knowledge, 

 the Society wiU always be reminded of the conditions on 

 which it enjoys these advantages, and incited to foUow 

 out the objects for which it was founded, and to perform 



