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service to the working population of the town. In conclusion, 

 he wished to say that he considered the Society was enormously 

 indebted to the exertions of its honorary secretary and 

 treasurer, Messrs. R. M. Young and John Brown. Both had 

 thrown themselves into their work most energetically, and he 

 had had ample opportunities of seeing how earnestly they had 

 striven for, and what a large amount of time they had devoted 

 to, the welfare of the Society. It must be gratifying to them 

 to see that their exertions had not been thrown away, and that 

 the Society was never in a more sound and flourishing position 

 than at present. 



Mr. L. L. Macassey moved the adoption of the reports and 

 statement of accounts, which he thought, with the President, 

 indicated most clearly that the Society was in a thoroughly 

 good condition, that it had done a considerable amount of 

 useful work during the past year, and gave every hope that the 

 forthcoming session would be equally, if not still more, fruitful 

 and successful. He had the satisfaction of being present at the 

 conversazione referred to in the report, and he thought nothing 

 could indicate more strongly the healthy condition of the 

 Association, the interest its members took in its working, and 

 the appreciation it received from the public, than the number 

 and character of the attendance on that occasion. It was, he 

 considered, one of the happiest combinations of science and 

 sociability imaginable, and he trusted they would have more 

 reunions of a similar kind. 



Dr. MacCormac, in seconding the motion, said it was very 

 gratifying to know there had been an increase in the member- 

 ship, and that the financial matters were satisfactory. It was 

 equally gratifying to see upon the record so many interesting 

 papers which had been read by men of undoubted scientific 

 skill and position. The Chairman had, he thought, broached 

 a very important subject with regard to the lectures and the 

 proposal to have a lecture-room. He trusted the lectures 

 would be continued, and that an effort would be made to make 

 them a little more popular in character, in which case they 

 would undoubtedly enlist a wider sympathy and interest among 



