REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
OF THE 
YORKSHIRE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 
Feb. 4, 1862. 
The statement of the Financial position of the Yorkshire 
Philosophical Society in the Report for 1860 indicates that, 
although the Income of the Society during that year was con¬ 
siderably in excess of its Expenditure, the transfer of the 
liabilities on account of the Enlargement of the Museum to the 
debit of the Society’s General Account gave rise to a consider¬ 
able balance against the Society. The Council hoped, never¬ 
theless, that at the close of the year just elapsed, this balance 
might have undergone some reduction, hut in this hope they 
have been disappointed, several extraordinary expenses having 
been forced upon them in 1861, causing an excess of Expend¬ 
iture about equal to the balance due from the Treasurer at 
31st December, 1860. As, however, this deficiency is to be 
ascribed solely to an extraordinary Expenditure incurred during 
the past year, and not to any diminution in the Income of the 
Society, the Council hope it may be got rid of in the course of 
a year or two by strict adherence to a system of economy. 
The Total Income of the Society for the year 1861 amounts 
to £1200 18s. 9d., or about £30 less than that of 1860. Of 
this £670 3s. consist of the Annual Subscriptions of Members, 
against £699 4s. in 1860. The deficiency has been caused in 
