by tliP abstract of tho Treasurer's arrount, wliidi is irmre 

 favorable than in any former year. 



Several valuable donations have been made to the Library 

 which are particularly enumerated in the Librarian's Report. 

 Amongst those most valuable arc — the presentations by Sir 

 John Maxwell Tylden, of The Philosophical Transactions of 

 the Royal Society of London from 1820 to 1828, 20 parts 

 4to., to which that gentleman has been pleased to signify his 

 intention of adding the continuation to the present time ; it is 

 needless to dwell on the value and importance of this presen- 

 tation ; — by Thomas Noble Elwin, Esq. of Albemarle 

 Street, London, of Lord Clarendon's History of the Rebel- 

 lion, 4 vols, folio ; — and by Mr. George Kirkby, of Captain 

 Parry's Voyages to the North Pole, 2 vols. 4to. Further 

 donations of Books have been promised by several Noblemen 

 and Gentlemen, and it is hoped that the exertions of the 

 Members and Friends of the Institution will render this de- 

 partment equal to the others in respectability and usefulness. 

 Its augmentation and improvement are particularly desirable, 

 and it is submitted, may be effected by united effort at an in- 

 considerable sacrifice of troubleandexpence, which theapparent 

 advantages will amply compensate. 



While begging to refer the Members to the Report of the 

 Directors and Curators with respect to the Museum, the Com- 

 mittee with much pleasure notice, that another Window of 

 rich and valuable stained glass has been added to the Musenm 

 Room by the liberality of Edward Spencer Curling, Esq. of 

 Deal. This with the one previously presented by that gen- 

 tleman, while it adds a degree of splendour to the appearance 

 of the room, also screens the sight of the contiguous buildings. 



The Committee have much pleasure in stating that the Gate 

 of St. Augustine's Monastery is now, by the subscription 

 raised for that purpose under the auspices of the Institution, 

 repaired in so effectual a manner as to ensure its preservation for 

 many succeeding years. While devoted to the dissemination 



