GREENOCK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



gifted by a Member of Committee, which has been hung in the 

 Committee Room. Tlie subject is Faraday lecturing before the 

 Royal Institution, London, 27th December, 1855. Among the 

 audience are the late Prince Albert and his sons, the Prince of 

 Wales (now King Edward) and Prince Alfred, and many men of 

 note in the scientific world of that time. The collection of old 

 coins in the Museum has just been arranged and classified by the 

 honorary treasurer, Mr. Thomas Thomson, who was assisted in the 

 work by the British Museum authorities. The Committee further 

 report that the Lecture Hall has been re-decorated at a cost of ;£s°^ 

 the work having been carried out in a satisfactory manner during the 

 summer recess. Mr. Brunton has charge of the Museum and 

 Lecture Hall, and the Committee have pleasure in recording their 

 satisfaction with the manner in which his duties are discharged. 

 The collections are well cared for, and are in good state of pre- 

 servation. The Members of Committee who retire by rotation at 

 this time are Mr. J. D. Neill from the Library Proprietors, and Mr. 

 Thomas Thomson and Mr. George Dunlop from the Philosophical 

 Society. They are all eligible for re-election. Mr. Dunlop also 

 submitted the report by the Curator giving a list of the specimens 

 gifted or loaned to the Museum during the year. 



Mr. Thomas Thomson (treasurer) read the financial statement, 

 which showed the revenue for the past year to be;^37i 13s gd, 

 and the expenditure ;^396 5s 3d, leaving a debit balance of 

 ^£24. IIS 6d, but as a credit balance of ^71 5s 6d was brought 

 forward from last year, there is a net balance on hand of ;^46 14s. 



The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the reports, said that 

 although there had not been many changes during the year, some 

 advance had been made, notably in connection with the new pictures 

 for the Lecture Hall. A number of the examples of the old masters 

 had been on the walls of the Hal for many years, and although 

 these were of fine quality, it was thought better to have a change. 

 The loan collection which they had received from London was for a 



