INTRODUCTORY REPORT. 
This Volume of Transactions, now presented to 
the members, contains an epitome of the papers read 
before the Club during the year 1889. Owing to 
the unavoidable delay in issuing the volume, it has 
been impossible to get a satisfactory report of some of 
the papers, and of others it has been possible to 
obtain only meagre reports. Genuine regret will be 
felt that the volume does not contain a more extended 
notice of the paper read by an ex-President, Henry 
Houlding, on the authenticity of Shakespeare. 
The end of the first session of the year was 
saddened by the death of the Honorary Secretary, 
Thomas Lloyd, B.A., who succeeded W. L. Grant as 
Secretary in April, 1857. He died on April 2!st, 
1889. The funeral took place at Pembroke, on April 
24th. The day previous a short service was held in 
the Burnley Parish Church, and the President and 
many representatives of the Club joined in the pro- 
cession to Bank Top Station. A wreath of flowers 
was placed on the coffin by the President; it bore the 
inscription, ‘‘A tribute of affection from the Committee 
of the Literary and Scientific Club to their lamented 
Secretary.” 
The Committee secured the services of W. 
Thompson as Secretary; he was appointed on May 
9th, and the appointment was confirmed by the mem- 
bers on Oct, 8th. Dr. O’Sullivan, on May 9th, was 
elected a member of the Committee in the room of W. 
Thompson. 
On June 26th there was an Excursion to the 
Manchester Ship Canal; 54 members and friends 
visited the works at the Salford end of the Canal, and 
inspected the Docks. 
