JLICTIETTT.A.Ij REPORT 



OF THE 



Ijtjt^ton & §i#£ lateral faot|» tockk 



In presenting their annual report, your Committee have the 

 pleasure of again recording the continued prosperity of the 

 Society. They deeply regret the loss which the Society has sus- 

 tained by the death of two of its Vice-Presidents, viz., Mr. A. 

 Bigge and Dr. Hallifax ; who had been connected with the 

 Society for upwards of 30 years and who at one time took an 

 active part in promoting its prosperity. 



Financially, the condition of the Society is very satisfactory, 

 there being a balance of £133 Is 7d in the hands of the 

 Treasurer. Annexed to this report is a statement of the receipts 

 and expenditure for the past year. The number of members re- 

 mains about the same. A list of the present members is appended 

 to this report. 



Presentations of the following books and papers have been 

 received by the Society during the year : — 



The Data of Ethics, byH. Spencer ; Astronomy, by F. Arago, 

 2 vols ; The Natural History of Creation (from Mr. E. Hambhn) ; 

 Physical Diagnosis, by Loomis ; Zoological Kecreations, by 

 Broderip; Water Analysis, by Wanklyn; The Sterescope, by 

 Brewster ; Geological Terms, by Page ; British Ferns, by Johnson ; 

 Stones of the Valley, Symonds ; British Butterflies, by Coleman ; 



