FRO C EE DIN as 
OF THE 
OCTOBER, 1866. 
GENERAL MEETING 
Thursday, October 4th — First general Meeting of the session. 
Mr. W. Sanders, F.U.S., F.G.S., President, in the chair. 
The Hon. Secretary read the minutes of the two excursion meetings, 
and stated that, had the weather permitted, it had been intended to ar- 
range a third excursion, during September. He also laid on the table the 
following publications obtained in exchange for this Society's Proceedings: — 
Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, 
Third series, vol. I., 1862; vol. IL, 1865. 
Proceedings of ditto ditto, vol. III., Sessions 1862-63, 1863-64; 
vol IV., Session 1864-65. 
The Hon. Treasurer called attention to the fact that the present rate of 
subscription did not cover the increased cost of printing the Proceedings, 
and moved "That an additional 2s. 6d. be subscribed for the present year, 
the financial year to commence in future with the sessional year, in May, 
instead of December." 
The Editor of the Proceedings gave some particulars as to their cost, 
&c., and stated that the Council had failed in their efforts to procure 
advertisements, by which they had hoped to cover the increased expenditure. 
