Before Members are allowed to take Books out of the 

 Library, a deposit of ten sliiUiugs is required. Some of the 

 Books cannot be taken away from the Library. 



The Council desire to express their regret at the loss the 

 Society has sustamed in the past year by the deaths of two 

 of their Honorary Members, John PhiUips, M.A., F.R.S., 

 F.G.S., Professor of Geology in the University of Oxford, 

 and Albert Way, Esq., LL.D., F.S.A. ; also of one of their 

 Vice-Presidents, Mark Phillips, Esq. 



The Accounts for the year have been audited, and the 

 G-eneral Financial Statement to March 31st, 1874, is 

 appended to this report. 



The Museum, now containing a valuable and well- 

 arranged coUection of Natural History, Geology, and 

 Antiquities, as well as a Library, which though not 

 extensive, contains many works of cost and value, is highly 

 creditable to the Town and County of Warwick, and 

 deserves a much greater amount of support than it has of 

 late years received. An excellent foundation has been 

 laid, but much might be effected if adequate means were 

 placed at the disposal of the CouncU. Owing to the losses 

 by death, of several subscribers during the past year, and 

 the small number of additional members, the funds of the 

 Society are in a less satisfactory condition than could be 

 desired. A reference to the list of subscribers will show 

 that only a few of the rich and influential residents in the 

 County belong to the Society. If the members would 

 solicit annual subscriptions from their friends and neigh- 

 bours, it is probable that a considerable addition would be 

 made to the funds of the Society. 



