ADDRESS OF THE COUNCIL. 
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period, a more enlarged accommodation than the 
premises now occupied by the Society afford. A 
Committee has been formed therefore by some active 
Members of the Society, to induce the noblemen and 
gentlemen of the county and city, either to take shares 
in a building to be erected for this and other purposes 
of public utility, or to contribute by donations 
towards the funds necessary for carrying the plan 
into execution. Notwithstanding the shortness of 
the period which has elapsed since the formation 
of that Committee, the Council have the gratification 
of announcing to the present Meeting that several 
noblemen and gentlemen have subscribed liberally 
to the fund now raising for this purpose, and that 
many £50 shares have been disposed of. Among the 
donations is the sum of £50 from the noble Patron 
of the Society, Lord Lyttelton ; Earl Coventry, and 
Earl Beauchamp have contributed £25 each ; Dr. 
Bennet Garlike £20 ; Lord Ward, Lord Foley, Hon. 
Col. Lygon, and the Mayor £10 each ; and several 
donations of £5, and smaller sums, have also been 
received. These are examples which it is hoped will 
be speedily followed by other noblemen and gen- 
tlemen connected with this county, and taking an 
interest in its welfare. 
In conclusion, the Council, before resigning their 
office to their successors, are desirous of expressing 
their grateful acknowledgements to the Society and 
the public for the assistance and support which has 
upon all occasions been rendered them; and they 
