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honorary member, the late Professor Edward Forbes, 

 one known wherever zoology is heard of, and one who 

 was not more generally known than affectionately re- 

 garded. 



They have also to record, with feelings of having lost 

 a friend, the death of James Edward Winterbottom, Esq., 

 an energetic traveller and a liheral donor to this Society, 

 of which he was a life member. 



Sir Henry De La Beche too, a member of the Society, 

 and one whose promotion of Natural Science for its own 

 sake, was beyond praise, has passed away — the Council 

 cannot forget the interest he took in the well-being of the 

 Society, and the useful advice he gave at many of the 

 Council's meetings. 



To these three eminent persons the Society owed 

 much for the position it obtained in the estimation of the 

 Government authorities, but principally to Professor 

 Forbes who, in his public lecture given here, and on 

 many opportunities held it up as an example to other 

 institutions for its general public usefulness. 



Treasurer's Account, year ended 1st May, 1855, and 

 Return of Admissions. 



s. d. 



1,272 11 4 



1,163 17 10 



Balance in favour of Society this year 108 13 6 

 Balance in favour of Society last year 181 15 2 



£290 8 8 



