place; the first in June, when the Members accom- 

 panied the Manchester Geographical Society to the 

 Ship Canal, and a later one in July, when a small 

 party visited Lancaster. The Club in the former 

 instance are under obligations to Mr. Sowerbutts, for 

 his excellent arrangements on the occasion, and in the 

 latter, to the Town Clerk of Lancaster, and Mr. J. S. 

 Slinger for special privileges enjoyed while visiting 

 the Castle and other historic sites in the town. It is 

 to be hoped that this friendly hint on a subject of 

 vital importance, may not be lost sight of by the 

 Members. 



After two years occupation of the Presidential 

 Chair, during which he was most indefatigable in 

 attendance at the meetings, and thoroughly devoted 

 to the interests of the Club, Mr. J. Langfield Ward, 

 M.A., was succeeded by Mr. P. J. Grant, one of its 

 oldest members. The excellent address hj the new 

 President on " Literature and Men of Business," at 

 the opening of the Winter Session, and partly repro- 

 duced in the following pages, will be long remembered 

 as one of the most thoughtful, eloquent, and delightful 

 of the many admirable essays he has written. 



The number of Members at the close of the year 

 was 172 ; and the average attendance, with Friends, at 

 the meetings for the two Sessions was as follows ; — 

 January to April, '26 Members, 14 Priends; from 

 September to December, 29 Members, 23 Friends. 



Keferring to the financial position, the Balance 

 Sheet will be found incorporated with the present 

 volume as usual. 



In reviewing the work of another year, it is 

 matter for encouragement that the Club still throbs 

 with the impulses of a vigorous vitality, and that as 

 it grows older it aspires more than ever to promote 

 and secure for the social life of Burnley, the great and 

 important objects for which it was founded fifteen 

 years ago. 



