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St. John, of Luney, of Smith, of Nicholson, Eooker, Charlton, 
and many others here, can forget that there were men of mark 
amongst us who well helped in making the history of our Society. 
One portrait on our walls reminds me that we have also had with 
us practical literary men, who have done good service in promoting 
the improvements in our present state of society to which I have 
so repeatedly referred ; I mean that of Mr. Jacobson, who was, I 
believe, the. originator of the existing system of County Courts, by 
which very great benefits have been conferred on the country at large 
in the administration of speedy and efficient justice as well as law. 
Many other very active and efficient labourers in the field of 
social economics have there been amongst us ; but I cannot afford 
time for a closer review. 
I do not forget that there has been, and still is, a Fine Art 
Department in our Society that has done good work for us and for 
the outside world. I do not venture to say more than a few words 
on the topic, because I feel quite destitute of the ability to do 
justice to the subject. 
The fine picture lately presented to us by Sir Robert Collier, all 
the more prized because his own work, gives tangible proof that 
we still have artists amongst us ; and we could easily prove by 
reference to the catalogues of the Royal Academy, of the Water- 
colour Societies, and other institutions, that they are men of mark 
too. But we would not forget that we have on our roll the names 
of Northcote, Eastlake, Johns, Ball, Cook, Norman, Colley, and 
others. 
And now TOI% NYN. 
What of the Present] 
We have a goodly number of lecturing members, of associates, 
lady associates, and junior associates, honorary members, life 
members, and corresponding members, altogether about two hun- 
dred and twenty, amongst whom may be found men of world-wide 
fame. I am glad to see a good proportion of lecturing members, 
on whom the labour of providing lectures falls not unfrequently 
with considerable weight. I should be better pleased to see their 
numbers recruited from the list of associates ; whose assistance in 
discussions is most desirable, but their help in lecturing still 
more so. 
The number of lady associates is a pleasing feature in the list ; 
