Committee earnestly desire to see a spirit of 

 emulation, inciting them to appear at the Lec- 

 ture Table, convinced that there are many who 

 can do so with much credit to themselves, and 

 advantage to the Institution. 



The Abstract of the Treasurer's Accounts 

 will shew the state of the Funds. The heavy 

 expences attendant on the completion and 

 fitting up of the Building, Museum, and Lec- 

 ture Rooms, have during the past year still 

 borne very heavily on the funds, but many sums 

 have been required to liquidate debts which will 

 not he again incurred. J he most anxious care 

 has been taken to moderate the current expences. 



The valuable donations of sixty-five vo- 

 lumes of Ancient and Modern Universal 

 History, from the Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, 

 M P., — of a splendid folio copy of Wool- 

 north's Cantepbury Cathedral, by Mr. Kirkby 

 — of the Mechanics' Magazine, by the Rev: 

 Henry Lasey— ^and of several donations by many 

 other Gentlemen, have contributed to encrease 

 and improve the Library. But the Committee 

 regret that the state of the funds has prevented 

 their making that improvement in it, by the 

 purchase of modern Works on Science and ge- 

 neral Literature, which is imperiously called for. 

 They also observe that th« Society is not in pos- 

 session of many standard Works which it is very 

 desirable, they should possess, and they appeal 

 to the friends of the Institution to present any 

 duplicate volumes they may liave. A Collection 

 of Engravings is also being formed, which it is 

 desirable to increase. 



The Committee beg to refer to the Report of 

 the Directors and Curators, as to the state of 

 the Museum. m 



