REPORT OF THE 
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Thirteen members have been lost to f ; -ociety hj death 
during the past year, and sixteen members, six lady subscribers, 
and five associates have resigned; whilst twenty new members, 
seven Jady subscribers, five associates, and five temporary sub¬ 
scribers have been added to the Society. Among those whose 
loss the Societ}^ mourn are the Honourable and Very Heverend 
Dr. Duncombe, late Dean of York, one of oiu* Vice-Presidents; 
and William Grray, Esquire, Honorary Treasimer of the Society. 
The Honourable and Very Peverend Augustus Dimcombe, 
D.D., was the fourth son of Charles, first Lord Eeversham. 
Dr. Duncombe was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, and 
graduated as B.A. in the year 1836. In the two following 
years he was ordained Deacon and Priest by Archbishop 
Harcourt, and w’as afterwards admitted to the Pectory of Kirby 
Misperton, in this diocese. In 1841 he was promoted by the 
same Archbishop to the Prebend of Bole, in the Cathedral 
Chiu’ch of York, a dignity which he held until his further 
promotion to the Deanery of York, in the year 1858, by the 
Crown, on the nomination of Lord Derby, then Premier. 
It will be impossible in this brief notice of the Dean’s life 
to do more than to refer to the fact how earnestly he sought to 
discharge the duties of his high office, and with wliat zeal he 
laboured to provide for the spiritual wnnts of the citizens of 
York by additional services in the Cathedral and by other 
means. The late Dean wns a munificent benefactor to the 
fabric of the Cathedral, and during his residence amongst us 
always took a pleasure in promoting eveiy institution in oim 
City which had for its object either the alleviation of human 
suffering or the extension of sound learning. 
His connexion with this Society commenced in the year 
1859, when he became a member of our Coimcil, and subse¬ 
quently he was nominated one of the Vice-Presidents of the 
Society. Until a few weeks before the close of his life he 
continued to take an active part in the administration of the 
affairs of the Society. The Dean died at York on the 26th 
day of January, 1880, after a short illness. 
Mr. William Grrajq for many years oui’ Honorary Treasimer, 
was the oldest member of oim Society. The son of a 'well- 
