It would be too much to expect that every exhibiting artist 

 should be quite satisfied with the position of his Pictures ; but on 

 the whole, the number of complaints were exceedingly few — the 

 amount of sales having been very satisfactory. 



The following particulars may be interesting. The Exhibition 

 opened on Saturday, September 2nd, and closed on Saturday, 

 November 18th. During this time it was attended by 22,725 

 persons, besides holders of season tickets, numbering 313. The 

 number of Pictures exhibited was 887, of which were sold 235, 

 at prices amounting in the whole to £6,395 2s. 6d. 



The Committee have purchased, on behalf of the Institution, 

 for the Permanent Gallery, Pictures to the value of £500, and are 

 prepared to devote a larger sum for the same purpose next year. 



It is gratifying to record the valuable assistance which has 

 been rendered by many of the Artists, and the general satisfaction 

 expressed at the conduct of the Committee, whose only object has 

 been to render the Exhibition subservient to the interests of Art. 



REFERENCE LIBRARY. 



The number of volumes issued during the .year has been 

 507,335, against 620,124 in the previous year. This diminution is 

 partly accounted for by the closing of the Library for several weeks, 

 partly for cleaning and painting, and partly for the Meeting of the 

 British Association, in September, 1870. 



The following is a classified list of the Books issued : — 



Daily 



CLASSIFICATION". Volumes. Average 



about 



Theology, Morals, and Metaphysics 12,834 49 



Natural Philosophy, AstroDomf, Chemistry, &c 12,170 46 



Katural History, Botany, Mineralogy. &c 8,611 32 



Science and the Arts, Architecture, l^ajiting, Music, &c. 28,126 106 



History and Biography 23,410 88 



Topography and Antiquities 8,762 33 



Geography, Voyages, and Travels 20,668 78 



Miscellaneous Literature 202,984 763 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 3,591 14 



Commerce, Political Economy, and Social Statistics ... 2,510 10 



Education. Logic. Language. &c 8,444 32 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 14,472 55 



Works of Imagination 151,643 570 



Classical Literature 2,519 10 



Heraldry, Encyclopiedias, and Works of Keferenc:- 6.591 21 



Total 507,385 1,907 



