Annual Report of the Council. 



MANCHESTER 

 LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETV. 



A nnual Report of the Council, April, igoi. 



The Society began the session with an ordinary membership 

 of 154. During the present session 3 new members have jomed 

 the Society; 10 resignations have been received, and the deaths 

 have been 4, viz.: Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, Bart., Mr. 

 Richard Copley Christie, Professor Daniel John Leech, and 

 Sir John Willi.^m Maclure, Bart., whilst 4 members have 

 been removed from the list lor non-payment of their subscrifh 

 tions. This leaves on the roll 139 ordinary members. The 

 Society has also lost 2 honorary members by death, viz. : 

 Lord Armstrong, C.B., F.R.S., and Professor Ch. Hermite, 

 For. Mem. R.S. Memorial notices of these gentlemen appear 

 at the end of this report. 



The TreaLuirer commenced the year with a balance in 

 favour of the Society of ^153. is. 2d. (including £,i2\. 5s. iid. 

 balance of the Wilde Endowment Fund), and reports that the 

 total balance, exclusive of the amount still owing by the 

 Natural History Fund, but including the Wilde and Joule 

 Funds, at the bankers and in hand, at the close of the year, is 

 £\\^. 6s. 9d. 



The Council has to thank Dr. Wilde for proposing certain 

 alterations in the Trust Deed of the Wilde Endowment Fund. 

 These alterations, which give additional discretionary powers to 

 the Council in the award of the Wilde Medal and Premium, and 

 in the disposal of the balance of the Fund, have been embodied 



