292 Proceedings of the Royal Institution. 
Life of the Library and Mineralogical Collection, Mechanical Collection, 
and Model Room, and shall have the power to appoint any other person 
being a Member of the Institution) to be a Patron for Life, and each of 
such Patrons may admit one person daily to the Library and Mineralogical 
Collection, Mechanical Coilection, and Model Room. 
Annual Subscribers admitted before the 1st of January, 1825, £4 4s., 
and One Guinea to the Library Fund on their Admission. 
Annual Subscribers admitted after the Ist of January, 1825, £5 5s., 
and One Guinea to the Library Fund on their Admission. 
Ladies subscribing to the Lectures and Collection of Mineralogy, ‘an- 
nually, £2 2s. 
*4* Members have admission to all the public parts of the Institution, 
and to all the Lectures, including those delivered in the Laboratory. 
Annual and Life Subscribers have Admission to the Library, Reading, 
and Newspaper Room, and to all the Public Lectures, and are likewise 
admitted to Mr. Brande’s Chemical Lectures delivered in the Laboratory on 
payment of an additional Sum of Two Guineas for each Course, or Six 
Guineas for an unlimited attendance, but are not admitted to any of the 
General or other Meetings of the Members. 
The Annual Report of the Visitors of the Royal Institution of Great 
Britain. 
Albemarle-street, 12th April, 1824. 
In presenting the usual Abstract of Accounts for the year 1823, 
the Visiters of the Royal Institution are happy to have it in their 
power to announce to the members the commencement of a new era. 
It will be recollected that, in their last report, they felt it to be 
their duty strongly to represent the propriety of inquiring into the 
state and prospects of the establishment, and the paramount ne- 
cessity of equalizing the income and expenditure, both by judicious 
retrenchment and an appeal to the liberality of the members. The 
managers did not hesitate immediately to adopt the suggestion 
which was thrown out, of summoning a general meeting, by whom 
a committee was appointed, who, with much labour and persever- 
ance, went through the necessary investigation, and drew up a 
plan to meet the exigencies of the case. The report of this com- 
mittee has been already sent to the members, and: it is only neces- 
