Proceedings. 143 



Annual General Meeting, April 17th, 1888. 



Professor OsBORNE REYNOLDS, LL.D., F.R.S., 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. E. Leader Williams, jM.I.C.E., and Mr. James 

 Arthur Hutton, of Manchester, were elected ordinary 

 members of the Society. 



The following gentlemen were elected honorary mem- 

 bers of the Society : — Professor F. ZiRKEL, University of 

 Leipsic ; Professor GUSTAVE Dewalque, University of 

 Liege ; Professor JOHANN WiLHELM HiTTORF, Poly- 

 technicum, Munster ; Professor S. CannizzarO, University 

 of Rome. 



The annual report of the Council was presented. 



Annual Report of the Council, April, 1888. 



The annual balance sheets, prepared by the Treasurer, 

 show that the finances of the Society are in a less straitened 

 condition than they were a year ago, the debit balance of 

 the General Account of ^195. i6s. 8d. having been reduced 



to ;^2i. 5s. 4d. on the 31st March, 1888, at which date the 

 funds in hand amounted to i^2i8. 5s. yd. 



The sources of income are set forth in the accompanying 

 statement, where they are compared with the figures of the 

 previous year. The Societies which now make use of the 

 premises are the Manchester Geological Society, the Man- 

 chester Medical Society, the Manchester Photographic 

 Society, and the Manchester Scientific Students' Associa- 

 tion. The Manchester Microscopical Society has removed 

 to other quarters. 



