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he held office, and his solicitude for the prosperity of 
the Club was manifested by frequent contributions in 
various branches of science, and willing assistance in 
the conduct of Excursions. Recognizing his kindly 
and diverse labours, the members, on the recommenda- 
tion of the Committee unanimously elected him an 
Honorary Member. 
The year has been marked by an important event 
which demands some allusion here. To celebrate the 
tenth anniversary of the formation of the Club, a 
Dinner was held in the Mechanics’ Institution in 
January. It was somewhat remarkable that the 
number of those present was exactly the same as on 
the occasion of the Inaugural Dinner held in January, 
1874. The speakers rejoiced in the success which 
had accompanied the Society throughout its career, 
and referred in sanguine terms to the prospects 
shadowed forth of future usefulness. An account of 
the proceedings will be found in the pages of this 
volume. 
Another occasion of a gratifying nature must 
also recelve notice in this Report. The Autumnal 
Session was inaugurated hy an address from Mr. 
George Milner, President of the Manchester Literary 
Club, on “The Relation of Literature to Painting.” 
Your Committee are glad to present the members 
with a lengthy report of this Address, which was so 
profound in its treatment of the subject, poetical in 
its language, and effective in its delivery. 
Allusion was made in the last Report to the 
absence of a Conversazioné from the programme for 
1883, and the probable omission of a similar event in 
1884. The members will recollect the great expense 
attending these events, an expense for which the 
small annual subscription of members was inadequate 
to provide. Though it will be generally admitted 
that the Conversazioné played an appropriate part 
in the work of the Club, yet justification of its 
