8 
REPORT OF THE 
On learning that it was the intention of the Association for 
the Promotion of Social Science to hold its Meeting for 1864 
in York, the Council readily placed at the disposal of the Local 
Committee such of the rooms in the Museum as were adapted 
to the purposes of the Meeting; and the importance and interest 
of the subjects discussed in the Sections, and the advantage 
derived by the citizens of York from the visit of the Association, 
have fully justified the Council in afiPording such assistance as 
lay in its power towards rendering the Meeting a successful 
one. That the Meeting was highly successful is admitted on 
all hands, and the Committee of the Association have forwarded 
to the Council a most cordial expression of thanks for the 
co-operation of this Society. 
In the last Peport the Council announced that the Pev. 
John Kenrick had kindly consented to allow various Papers 
on Historical and Archceological Subjects, which he had at 
different times read before the Society, to be published for its 
benefit, the proceeds to be devoted to the increase of the 
Library. These memoirs, eight in number, forming an octavo 
volume of nearly 240 images, were printed in the coimse of the 
summer, and the thanks of the Society are due to Mr. Kenrick, 
not only for the liberality vith which he has presented to it the 
copjuight of such valuable Papers, but also for the care and 
trouble which he took in correcting the proof-sheets and 
arranging all matters connected vith the publication of the 
volume. Nearly 250 copies of the volume were subscribed for 
by Members of the Society and others to whom circulars 
announcing the intended publication were sent. The proceeds 
of these subscription copies more than pay the cost of the 
whole impression (of 500 copies), and the Society has now 250 
copies on hand, the entire proceeds of the sale of which vill be 
available for the pimpose to which Mr. Kemick intended the 
profits of the work to be applied. The Jommal of the British 
Archseological Association from its commencement, pui’chased 
for £8 at the sale of the late Hr. Jessop’s books, has abeady 
been added to the Library by means of the simplus from the 
subscription copies. 
It has long been manifest to the Council, as also to many 
