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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 duly-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. G. 
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. G. 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 : — 
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