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well known in the literary and scientific world. A full review_, 

 however^ of the requirements of the Institute, and of the 

 duties it is called upon to fulfil, has satisfied the Council that 

 not until the number of Members and Associates has been 

 raised to five hundred (of which not more than one hundred 

 should be Associates) can the Society^s present sphere of 

 action be extended and its objects fully realized. Conse- 

 quently, the necessity for co-operating with the President and 

 Council in increasing the strength of the Institute by intro- 

 ducing suitable supporters, will, it is hoped, press itself on 

 each Member and Associate. 



2. Since the last Annual Meeting, the Council, after full deli- 

 beration, decided upon recommending the amalgamation of 

 the lists of Members and First- Class Associates; and this 

 recommendation was confirmed at a dnly-summoned Special 

 General Meeting, held on the 4th of December, 1871. 



3. Four vacancies in the Council have been filled up by the 

 election of the Rev. William Arthur, D.D., C. R. Bree, Esq., 

 M.D., Henry Cadman Jones, Esq., and the Rev. J. Or. 

 Wood, M.A. 



4. The appointment of a paid Secretary is deferred until such 

 an expense can be incurred without detriment to the interests 

 of the Institute. 



5. With a view to the convenience of Members, the Reading- 

 and Writing-room, and the Library, have been thrown open 

 from ten till six o'clock. Although, of late, many valuable 

 additions have been made to the Library, and several learned 

 institutions, including the Royal Society, have enriched it by 

 exchanging Proceedings with the Institute, yet it is by no 

 means so extensive as desirable, and gifts of books, as well as 

 further subscriptions to the Special Fund, are invited. 



6. The Council regrets to announce the decease of the 

 following valued supporters of the Institute : — Mrs. Bartlett 

 (Foundation Associate), Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A., one of the 

 Council (Foundation Member), the Rev. Gr. Rankine, B.C.L. 

 (Foundation Member), the Rev. H. Walsh, M.A. (Life As- 

 sociate). 



7. The following is a statement of the changes which have 

 occurred during the past twelve months : — 



