The engraving of the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate has, 

 through the liberality of its author and publisher, Mr. 

 Louis Lewis, been kindly presented, and forms a desi- 

 rable acquisition to the present collection. 



The Committee have, during the past year, made some 

 improvements in the Lecture-room, which may now vie 

 in appearance and convenience with any public room in 

 the City. 



The Committee beg to refer to the report of the Di- 

 rectors and Curators with regard to the Museum. 



The accession of Sir Henry Oxenden, bart., and se- 

 veral other gentlemen, to the list of Members, proves that 

 the Institution is gaining in public estimation. 



The Committee consider it a pleasing duty to call par- 

 ticular attention to the valuable donation by Edward 

 Spencer Curling, esq., of Deal, of the window of rich, 

 curious, and highly ornamental stained glass, in the Mu- 

 seum. As an acknowledgment of their sense of the value 

 of this, and the various other contributions of that gen- 

 tleman — of the active desire which he uniformly manifests 

 to render service to the Institution, and of the friendly 

 interest which he has taken in its welfare and prosperity, 

 the Committee considered it due, to pay him the highest 

 cuinplinient in their power — that of electing him an 

 Honorary Member. 



1'he Committee have also done themselves the pleasure 

 of conferring the same compliment on Godfrey lliggins, 

 esq. F.S.A. the author and presenter of the valuable work 

 before alluded to, on the Celtic Druids. 



The Committee have also done themselves the pleasure 

 of paying the same compliment to a young and rising artist 

 of considerable talent, Mr. Henry Wcekes, who some- 

 time since presented the Classical I'igure which now 

 adorns the Museum, and who has also recently presented 



