COUNCIL FOR 1849 . 
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Iii consequence of friendly overtures the Council have 
entered upon negociations with the Corporation, with a view 
to the absolute purchase of certain portions of the Society’s 
grounds, which are held from year to year under that body, and 
also of other Corporation property, closely adjacent to the 
Museum Gardens. Believing that it would be for the interests 
of the Society to carry out the negociations which have been 
commenced, the Council will be prepared, under the sanction of 
this meeting, to make such arrangements as may be necessary 
for the purpose. 
The Council have now finished their detailed review of the 
principal events of the year 1849. They repeat their conviction 
that the retrospect is cheering and gives assurance for the 
future. On the one hand, great and permanent improvements 
have been satisfactorily effected, to the completion of which 
obstacles of no ordinary character had long presented them¬ 
selves ; and on the other, in the formation of the Antiquarian, and 
Naturalists’ Clubs, and the British Natural-History Society, (and 
their friendly and beneficial alliance with the Yorkshire Philo¬ 
sophical Society,) in the splendid donations received during 
the past year, and in the increased zeal and activity of many 
valued members, they feel that an unusual stimulus has been 
given towards promoting the objects of the Society, which, they 
trust, leaves no doubt as to the success of its future career. 
