FEBRUARY. 49 



!Marnock, Thompson, Hamp, Eagles, Dandy, and Osborn, retiring by 

 rotation. 

 That Mr. E. R. Cutler be re-elected Secretary 



Statement of the Receipts ami Payments for the year ending 

 'dist December, 1853. 



Stock in £3 per Cent. Consols, £3700. 



Audited. Jan. 14, 1836. 



William Forsyth. 

 John Lee. 

 The election of tliree pensioners, on the funds of the Institution was 

 then proceeded with, there being sixteen candidates for election ; and at 

 the close of the poll the successful candidates were — 



GEORGE KIDD 634 Votes. 



JOHN BL.ACKE 003 



JOHN KENT 576 „ 



]\Iuch interest was excited, and no less than 527 polling papers were 

 sent, each recording not less than three votes, and many considerably 

 more. We are glad alsa to state, that the Institution is well supported. 

 Still, we cannot too earnestly urge our readers to become subscribers, 

 and by thus increasing the funds, enable the committee to place a larger 

 number of pensioners on the list. There are always a great many 

 candidates, none of whom are eligible to take that position until quite 

 unable, fr.m age and infirnnties, to support themselves. We are quite 

 confident that if many of the candidates could be seen, and the urgent 

 nature of their necessities known, many would gladly subscribe their 

 guinea annually to the Institution, for the double purpose of helping 

 the funds, and, by their votes, contributing to the happiness of their 

 necessitous fellow-creatures. 



KEW SERIES, VOL. VI., HO. LXII. 



