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In the following year the Society agreed to take 200 copies of 

 the Quarterly, and to dehver the whole free of charge to all the 

 memhers. This better arrangement had a marked influence on 

 the success of our Society, for within a few months our muster-roll 

 was satisfactorily increased by sixty-seven additional names. Nor 

 is this to be wondered at when we recollect that every member 

 received an admu-ably illustrated Journal, worth 16s., as well as the 

 other advantages of membership, for the small subscription of one 

 guinea. 



Too high a charge was demanded, however, by the subsequent 

 publishers for extra numbers of the Journal, since it appears by a 

 reference to our Journal account, that while the cost of the Journal 

 was 84/. in 1856 to meet the requirements of 241 members, it was 

 more than 184?. in 1862, though in this interval our members had 

 increased by seventy-six only. This losing game put such a strain 

 upon our finances that, in spite of a small improvement effected in 

 subsequent years, your Council eventually gave legal notice to 

 terminate the agreement for the pubhcation of our ' Proceedings ' 

 and ' Transactions ' in the Quarterly Journal ; and in conformity 

 with their resolution the connection of the Society with that Journal 

 ceased with the pubhcation of the October number in 1868. An 

 arrangement was then made with Mr. Eobert Hardwicke for the 

 issue of a Monthit/ Journal, to commence on the 1st January, 1869, 

 to be edited by Professor Lawson, M.D., and to contain, in addition 

 to the matter furnished by the Society, an ample digest of British 

 and foreign histological research and microscopical intelligence. 

 The cost to the Society for 450 copies is 20/. per month, additional 

 copies being charged Is. each. Hence, while the cost of the 

 Quarterly Journal, worth 16s. per annum, was 186/. in 1862, to 

 meet the wants of 317 members, the Monthly Journal, worth 18s, 

 per amium, was supphed for 240/. to 450 Fellows during the jmst 

 year. A charge of 2s. per annum is now made for the postage of 

 this Monthly Journal to subscribers of one guinea per annum ; nor 

 wiU this charge be deemed unreasonable when we bear in mind that 

 the subscription, if diminished by the cost price and postage of the 

 Journal, would leave but a very small remainder to meet the large 

 annual expenses of the Society. It is also necessary to add that 

 we receive about twice as much matter in the course of the year as 

 was supphed under the late arrangements, and we have the very 

 important additional advantage of a monthly record of valuable 

 notices of foreign publications, as well as of the 'Proceedings' of 

 many kindred societies at home and abroad. This story of the 

 Journal cannot but be gratifymg, and your Council feel that our 

 thanks are due to the Editor and the Publisher for their ready 

 conformity with all the Society's stipulations. 



One remaining proposal I will venture to submit to you. It 



