Ixli Report to the Anniversary Meeting. 



have already made this year in the purchase of 1000/. stock. 

 They have the satisfaction of reporting that the probable annual 

 receipts of the Society for the year 1841 exceed any probable 

 expenditure to be incurred during the year, sufficiently to secure 

 the prosperity of the Society ; but they feel themselves called upon 

 to state, that the amount of arrears due from Members is becom- 

 ing so large, that it will be necessary for them to apply their at- 

 tention seriously, not only to recovering what is now due, but to 

 prevent a similar accumulation in future. 



The arrears, as will appear by the accounts now presented, 

 amount — 



For 1838 to £42 



1839 to 274 



1840 to 1382 



£1698 



No less than 2026 new Members have been elected into the 

 Society during the past year, and the Society now consists, at the 

 present Anniversary, of 4595 Members: namely, of 91 Life 

 Governors, 219 Annual Governors, 231 Life Members, 4047 

 Annual Members, and 7 Honorary Members. 



The Council having received from Mr. Wyon, Her Majesty's 

 Chief Medallist at the Mint, the dies for the Medal of the 

 Society, they have directed the proper number of gold and silver 

 medals to be struck, and these will be presented by your President 

 to the individuals who have successfully obtained these Honorary 

 Rewards of the Society. 



The Council having at the last General Meeting had the 

 pleasure of announcing the services of Professor Henslow of 

 Cambridge in promoting the objects of the Society, they have on 

 this occasion not only to state the continued interest of that gentle- 

 man, in making known his researches through our Journal, and 



