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ADDRESS OF THE COUNCIL. 
In order to effect these objects, the Society at the 
outset resolved upon the formation of a Museum 
and Library, illustrative of the various departments 
of the Science, and appointed separate Committees 
upon Statistics, Zoology, Botany, Geology and Mine- 
ralogy, and Meteorology, to collect information upon 
these several subjects — and as a more especial means 
of contributing towards the dissemination of the 
knowledge of Natural History, they resolved, upon 
the recommendation of the Committee appointed to 
draw up the rules and regulations, that Lectures 
should be given upon such subjects as were calcu- 
lated to promote their views in this respect. 
The Council now beg leave to submit in detail 
what has been done towards the accomplishment of 
these several objects — and first they proceed to call 
the attention of the Society to the 
MUSEUM. 
It is with feelings of the highest gratification that 
they point out the extent at which this valuable 
department has already arrived. To the activity of 
several members of the Society, and to the munificent 
donations of others, the Museum in each of its 
departments is indebted for numerous and valuable 
specimens. In that of Zoology the Council would 
especially point to the beautiful collection of birds, 
chiefly Worcestershire, a large portion of which was 
presented by Sir Christopher Smith, Bart., the 
respected President of the Society, and for the 
