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family of Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq., F.S.A., thrice the 

 President of this Society. These volumes, together with 

 the perfect volumes belonging to the Society, are de- 

 posited in the Society's apartments, and under easy 

 regulations, are at the service of the members. 



At the last meeting of the British Association the 

 Society was well represented, the members present being 

 received as a deputation. 



The Treasurer's accounts, which will be laid before 

 you, show the Society to be in a very satisfactory finan- 

 cial position. 



In accordance "with the laws of this Society, the retiring 

 Council recommend the following members, in the room 

 of the five who are not eligible for re-election: The Rev. 

 John Robberds, B.A., Messrs. Grainger, B.A., Edward 

 Fletcher, Robert Clay, and W. J. Lamport. They beg now 

 to thank the members for their support, and solicit a con- 

 tinuance of their hearty co-operation in the pursuit of 

 those elevating objects for which the Society is constituted. 

 (Signed) Thomas Inman, M.D., President. 



David P. Thomson, M.D., Hon. Sec. 

 Royal Institution, October 5th, 1857. 



The Treasurer's accounts were then submitted, from 

 which it appeared that the outlay of the Society for the 

 year had amounted to £115 Is. Id., while the balance 

 in hand was £210 Is. S^d. 



Mr. SwiNTON BouLT remarked that the sum of £10 10s. 

 set down as a charge for reporting the meetings, seemed 

 to him unusual. He felt certain that the newspaper 

 press would be happy to report the Society's Proceedings 

 with as much fulness as was desirable, without any 

 charge whatever. He should not object to the payment 

 of the present sum, but should feel himself warranted in 

 endeavouring to prevent it for the future. 



