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On Marcli 8th, the Members were treated by 

 Chas. Dickens, to Keadings from his father's works. 



At the Autumnal Opening Conversazione, Sep. 

 27th, Mr. L. Grant, the retiring Secretary was pre- 

 sented with an Addi'ess and a purse of gold as a mark 

 of the Members' admiration of the manner in which he 

 had watched their interests through seven long years. 



The Corporation still continue to grant the use of 

 the Council Chamber, and the thanks of the Club are 

 again given to His Worship the Mayor and the Cor- 

 poration for the kind consideration which they never 

 fail to show towards the Burnley Literary and Scien- 

 tific Club. 



Mr. J. Butterworth, Junr., J.P., has again ren- 

 dered most valuable assistance ; to him also the Club 

 expresses its thanks for his continued services. 



The financial position is good. A Statement of 

 Accounts will be found in the Appendix. 



At the close of the ] 4 th year of the existence of 

 the Burnley Literary and Scientific Club, the Com- 

 mittee cannot help looking at the past with some 

 amount of pride at the work that the Club has done, 

 and for the future they trust that success will crown 

 the efforts of the Society, and that it will continue to 

 maintain its present high character, and may be the 

 means of elevating the literary and scientific attain- 

 ments of the immediate neighbourhood. 



