11 E P O 11 T 
OF 
THE COUNCIL. 
In the Report of the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philo¬ 
sophical Society which is now offered for the consideration 
of the Annual Meeting, the Council is desirous of present¬ 
ing such information on the state and prospects of the 
Institution, as may enable the Members clearly to com¬ 
prehend the somewhat new circumstances under which it 
is placed, and decide on the measures best calculated to 
advance its progress and augment its usefulness. 
In consequence of the recent purchase from the Crown 
of all that part of the Manor Shore lying between the 
Water-works and Mary gate, and extending from the Museum 
Garden to the Ouse, the Society is now possessed of nine 
acres of land, once the property of St. Mary’s Abbey, and 
including, besides the beautiful remains of the Church, the 
ancient gateway, hospitium, and granary, as well as the 
round tower against the river. 
Thus amply established on the site of a noble monastery, 
which in other days dispensed the benefits of knowledge, 
the Society will always be reminded of the conditions on 
which it enjoys these advantages, and incited to follow 
out the objects for which it was founded, and to perform 
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