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forming a unique and highly attractive addition to the already interesting contents of 
the Museum. Your Council has likewise to acknowledge a very handsome donation of 
useful and costly works presented to the Library by John Sykes Metcalf, Esq., Pharma¬ 
ceutical chemist, of Kendal. 
Your Treasurer, Mr. R. Sumner, will read to you his Statement of the Finances 
of the Association, showing a credit balance of £31. 19s. 3 d. 
Messrs. Abraham, Bedford, Sumner, and Siiaw retire from the Council by rotation, 
and are eligible for re-election. 
The President said that he could conscientiously endorse every statement of the 
Report, which was fully up to those of former years, and they might congratulate them¬ 
selves upon the state of the Association. One very important advantage to members of 
the Association was the Library, and he thought the Council could not do better than 
to increase its value. It afforded him great pleasure to move that the Report be 
adopted, printed, and published. 
The proposition was seconded by Mr. Robinson, and carried. 
The meeting proceeded to vote for four members to fill the vacancy in the Council 
caused by the retirement from office of the gentlemen mentioned in the Report, and the 
result showed that these gentlemen were unanimously re-elected. 
Mr. Abraham rose, and thanked the members for the confidence they had again 
reposed in himself and coadjutors, and, acting upon that confidence, he desired to move 
a resolution expressing the obligations of the Association to those gentlemen who had 
lectured and read papers at their meetings during the past year. He knew very well 
that the preparation of those papers involved a very considerable expenditure of time, 
and it was comparatively few who had the ability and inclination to give the necessary 
labour with success. He believed the past session would bear comparison with any of 
its predecessors in the excellence of the papers, and in the really useful character of the 
information they conveyed to the Society. He had also to move that the thanks of the 
Association be given to the donors to the Library and Museum. Two presents had 
been referred to in the Report, which stood conspicuously eminent for their great 
value. 
Mr. E. Davies, F.C.S., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously agreed to. 
On the motion of Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. R. Evans, a vote of thanks was 
passed, thanking the President, Secretary, and members of the Council for their services 
during the past year. 
The President acknowledged the compliment in appropriate terms, after which 
Mr. Abraham asked the meeting to unite with him in passing a vote of thanks to 
the- Secretary for the services rendered in his office during the past year. He added, 
that not only those who were intimately acquainted with the Secretary, but also those 
who had filled the office Mr. Murphy now held, knew how difficult the performance of 
the duty of Secretary was. Mr. Murphy had beenjnost zealous and painstaking in his 
office during the past year. 
Mr. Sumner, Treasurer, and the President endorsed the remarks of Mr. Abraham. 
The vote of thanks was warmly accorded. 
The Secretary returned thanks for the kind view Mr. Abraham and the members 
present took of his services, and added that the pleasure it gave him to aid the Associa¬ 
tion in any way was sufficient to induce him to give that aid whenever it was in his 
power to do so. 
Mr. Sumner moved, and Mr. Abraham seconded, that a cordial vote of thanks be 
passed to Mr. Redford for the ability and courtesy with which he had filled the office of 
President. The vote was accorded by acclamation. 
The President said, that in vacating the Chair for his successor, his term of office 
having expired, he thanked the members for the great kindness they had at all times 
shown him as President of the Society. 
The Secretary announced the several donations received during the recess, and 
thanks having been accorded to the donors, the meeting terminated. 
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First General Meeting of the present seventeenth session, held October 12th, 1865, 
the President, A. Redford, Esq., in the Chair.—The President announced that the 
Council had re-elected the officers of the Association during the last session to serve 
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