REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



Annual lEeeting. 



In reviewing the occurrences of the past year, that are calcu- 

 lated to aiFect this Society, the Council are glad to be able to 

 notice many of a very gratifying nature ; gratifying, because, 

 while they shew a steady progress in carrying out the objects of 

 the Institution, they exhibit likewise a zeal and munificence on 

 the part of some of our members, that not only indicate how 

 deeply and justly those objects are appreciated now, but also 

 afford us the best assurance of the permanence of our prosperity. 



In the last Report, the Gouncil alluded to certain contem- 

 plated alterations near the entrance of the Museum Gardens, 

 consequent upon the acquisition by the Society of the house 

 adjoining the Museum Gates, and their having become the 

 tenants of the garden formerly occupied by Miss Yorke. 

 These alterations were completed during the spring of the past 

 year, but from the difficulty that attended the taking down and 

 removal of the gateway and other buildings, and the great 

 variation in the levels of the different portions of ground, an 

 amount of labour, exceeding what had been anticipated, was 

 necessarily expended. The total cost of these alterations, 

 including sods, shrubs, gravel, labour and mason's work, was 

 £133. 4s, lid., but from this must hereafter be deducted the 

 value of the stones, (which formed the Propylaeum and Lodge,) 

 which still remain in the Society's hands, no eligible oppor- 

 tunity of disposing of them having occurred. 



