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royal and public establishment, the anticipation of a 

 part of the next year's income will not be deemed of 

 much importance. 



' When it is considered that in the last five years the 

 library of reference and the mineralogical collection 

 have been formed and newly completed, the labora- 

 tory very greatly enlarged and improved, and money 

 invested, we trust there will be no one disposed to 

 think unfavourably of the progress of the Institution. 



' An anticipation of a part of the next year's income 

 under circumstances from which a more considerable 

 deficiency might have been expected will not make the 

 friends of science and literature doubt of the Eoyal 

 Institution being now established on a solid and per- 

 manent basis.' 



The income was stated to be 1,929., and the expen- 

 diture 1,917Z. 



The draft of this report was read by Mr. Bernard 

 to the managers, and they referred it to a sub-com- 

 mittee, who approved it. The Committee of Visitors 

 was then introduced, consisting of Lord Berkeley, Dr. 

 Glasse, Mr. Hammersley, who considered and approved 

 it. 



Mr. Dibden was requested to read his opening 

 lecture on Literature on January 13. He began 

 with a short statement of Davy's great discovery and 

 of his illness. Probably Davy was at this time 

 ill in bed ; for the managers did not buy him a sofa, 

 for which they paid three guineas, until January 25. 



On February 22 Mr. Davy attended the meeting of 

 managers at their request, and said he would commence 



