856 president's address. 



Council of Education. He was a Trustee of the Free Public 

 Library from the first, and, on the resignation of Dr. Badhaiu, 

 was elected Chairman of the Board. Like Mr. Morehead he 

 was one of the original Members of this Society. He had col- 

 lected a very valuable and extensive library, in which almost 

 every book had some peculiar characteristic or interest of its own. 



Mr. David Henry Campbell died at his residence, Cunningham 

 Plains, on Sunday, August 23, aged 55 years. Outside his large 

 circle of friends he was principally known by the action in which 

 he distinguished himself during the outbreak of bushranging 

 about 20 years ago, when in a spirited defence of his house at 

 Goimbla against an attack of the Gilbert and Ben Hall gang, he 

 shot dead one of their number, the l^ushranger O'Meally. 



The only legislative changes which have taken place in the 

 Constitution of the Society are the following : — (1.) The entrance 

 fee for new members has been abolished, and the Annual Sub- 

 scription raised to Two Guineas, in consideration of the very 

 largely increased advantages which are now placed at the 

 disposal of membei's ; and (2) Ladies may be admitted by 

 election as Associates of the Society for an Annual Subscription 

 of One Guinea, with all privileges in the way of study, use of 

 library, laboratory, &c., except the right to attend the Monthly 

 Meetings of the Society. This enlargement of the Society's 

 sphere is admittedly only tentative, and may probably be 

 increased hereafter liy the admission of all members to full 

 rights without distinction of sex, following the improved practice 

 of the Sydney University in this respect. 



But a gi-eat alteration in the accommodation provided for the 

 use of the Society presents itself to our eyes, in this spacious 

 house which has been presented to us by Mr. Macleay. In the 

 course of 1884 an Act of Pai'liament was, as you all are aware, 

 obtained for the Incorporation of the Society, mainly through 

 the good offices of the Hon. W. B. Dalley, M.L.C. Although thus 

 raised to a position of permanence and dignity, we had nevei- 

 theless no certain abode of our own, but lived under shelter 



