[Saunders Nexcs-Letter, Wednesday, May 5, 1852] 

 ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The annual meeting of this Society was held yesterday 

 in Dr. Ball's rooms, 5 Trinity College. 



The Venerable the Archdeacon of Glendalough 

 occupied the chair. 



Dr. Ball, one of the Secretaries, read the sub-joined 

 report : — 



" At the close of the 22nd year of the existence of the 

 Royal Zoological Society its Council have to report on 

 its progress and prospects. 



" It has been usual to urge upon the Society and 

 through it upon the public its value in an educational 

 point of view ; but your Council do not now feel called 

 upon to reiterate the many and sound arguments used by 

 their predecessors, feeling that they can refer to the 

 increased number of visitors in proof that the usefulness 

 of your Institution is being fully established in public 

 estimation. 



" The death of Mr. Buckley, your Superintendent, 

 occasioned much regret, and some trouble and expense, 

 he dying of fever of a few days duration and leaving a 

 widow and nine children unprovided for. Your Council 

 caused an address to be circulated to the members of the 

 Society, which was rapidly answered by numerous con- 

 tributions, amounting in the whole to £161. By the 

 proper application of this sum, which has been placed in 

 the hands of Trustees, it is hoped Mrs. Buckley will be 

 enabled to bring up her children. 



'' Your Council have again to draw your attention to 

 the kind liberality of the Zoological Society of London, 

 who have lent or given to you some of the most interesting 

 animals in the collection. 



' The purchases of animals during the past year have 

 been very small, not merely from a desire of economy, 

 but from the absolute impracticability of getting suitable 

 specimens at such fair cost as would render purchases 

 prudent. 



' Your Council effected an arrangement with the 



