116 



Balance of the Courtis fund and income this year, - 816 00 



Expenditures charged to this account, - 512 47 



Balance in favor of the Society on this account, - - $303 53 



The meetings of the Society, though less numerous than 

 usual, being only 22, have not often been wanting in in- 

 terest. Many valuable communications have been received 

 and read. Some of these have already appeared, and 

 others may be expected in the Society's Journal. More 

 than sixty reports of greater or less length, and all inter- 

 esting, have been made by the active members of the So- 

 ciety. 



Of these, 18 have been upon subjects of Comparative Anatomy, 

 6 upon Ichthyology, 12 upon Ornithology, besides notices of pre- 

 pared specimens, 13 upon Conchology, 5 upon Botany, 6 upon 

 Geology and Mineralogy, and several upon Books. 



Then followed the Annual Address, from Dr. J. Wyman, 

 a learned and interesting discourse on the progress of Sci- 

 ence in the various branches of Natural History during the 

 past year. 



At the close of the Address, it was Voted, " That the 

 thanks of the Society be presented to Dr. Jeffries Wyman, 

 for his interesting and instructive Address, and that a copy 

 be requested for publication." 



The Committee for the nomination of Officers, for the 

 ensuing year, announced that G. B. Emerson, Esq., who 

 has filled the office of President, and E. S. Dixwell, Esq., 

 who has been Corresponding Secretary, each for the term 

 of six years, have severally declined a reelection to those 

 offices. 



The Society then proceeded to the election of Officers, 

 for the ensuing year, and the following gentlemen were 

 unanimously chosen : 



