547 
ANNUAL HEPOUT 
AND 
ABSTRACT OR PROCEEDINGS OF A GENERAL MEETING OF THE ROYAL 
ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, HELD ON MAY 26, 1878. 
Colossi FiezHuge, Royal Artilleby, in ihs Chaib. 
1. The Committee of the Royal Artillery Institution beg to submit 
the Annual Report to the General Meeting of Members. 
2. There are now 1555 Members of the Institution wide Table 0, 
Appendix). During the past year 52 officers have joined the 
Institution, whilst the deaths and withdrawals have amounted to 50. 
3. The financial condition of the Institution is very satisfactory, the 
general credit amounting to £2758. 
4. The new edition of Lefroy 5 s “ Handbook for Field Service” has 
been published during the year, and 1500 copies have been sold. 
5. A considerable sum has been expended upon the improvement of 
the Library, which now contains most works of repute bearing upon 
the military art, as well as the best text books of all the sciences. 
6. The French and German Classes held in the Institution have 
been well attended. There has also been a Class for Landscape 
Drawing. Classes for the study of Mathematics, French, and Italian 
have been held at out stations, the expenses of which have been partly 
borne by the Institution. 
7. The subject selected for the Prize Essay of the year was-*- 
ts On the Question whether any Development of the Materiel of Field Artillery is 
Necessitated by the General Adoption of Entrenchments on the Field of 
Battle; and if so, on the Direction such Development should take.” 
Seven Essays were submitted for competition. 
Maj.-General Fisher, Colonel Hay, and Lt.-Colonel Fox Strangways 
were good enough to accept the duty of deciding upon their respective 
merits. 
The majority of the Referees recommend that the Gold Medal be 
awarded to the author of the Essay bearing the motto 
“Manibus victoria dextris,” 
and the Silver Medal to that entitled 
55 Progress.” 
