Jan. 27, 1851 James Smith, F.R.SS.L. and E., F.G.S., &c., Jordanhill, Glasgow. Feb. 24, 1851 Henry Clarke Pidgeon, London. Feb. 24, 1851 Rev. Robert Bickersteth Mayor, M. A. Cantab., Fell. St. John's Coll. Cantab., F.C.P.S., Rugby. Jan. 26, 1852 William Reynolds, M.D., Coed-du, Denbighshire. Oct. 17, 1853 Rev. James Booth, LL.D., F.R.S., &c., Wandsworth, Surrey. Feb. 23, 1857 Thomas Hutchinson, M.R.C.S., H.M. Con. Fernando Po. TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS, 1857-58. The Literary and Philosophical Society, in Account with ISAAC BYERLEY, Treasurer, to October 18th, 1858. 19 18 7 Subscriptions - Annual Arrears THE LIVERPOOL LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING-FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION. ROYAL INSTITUTION, October 18th, 1858. THOMAS INMAN, Esq., M.D., PRESIDENT, in the Chair. The SECRETARY commenced the business of the evening by reading the following Report, which, on the motion of Mr. Higginson, seconded by Dr. Dickinson, was adopted : Since the Literary and Philosophical Society last assembled on an occasion such as this, the Forty-seventh Session has been completed; and the volume of "Proceedings," now in the hands of members, will speak so well for the business that the Council require to make no allusion to it further than this, that it sustains the reputation of this Society. The volume is somewhat larger than usual, and sooner issued. Pursuing the original intention of publishing separately the monographs on the local Natural History, the valuable contribution of the Rev. H. H. Higgins, M.A., on the Fungi, has been printed as an Appendix to the volume. The synopsis of British Hymenomycetes is taken from the แ "Epicrisis" of M. Fries, excepting where the arrangement in that work is superseded by the results of more recent A investigations. The list which follows contains all the species described in the "English Flora," together with such as have from time to time appeared in the "Annals and Magazine of Natural History." It is believed that these pages will be found a useful contribution to British Botany. In the local flora, all the species of Hymenomycetes found near Liverpool have been described; and this is considered by the Council to be a most important addition to the Floras issued by the Society in former Appendices. No local event has occurred in the interval of the Society's meetings of more importance than the meetings of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. A deputation from the Society attended on that occasion. The meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were also attended by a deputation from this Society. At the last Annual Meeting there were enrolled 196 Members. The number now stands thus Ordinary Members on the Roll at last Annual Meeting Ordinary Members elected since then... 153 14- 167 1 10 4- 15 152 43 Members of the Society at the present time...... 195 The Treasurer will report to you a favourable financial statement, and intimate that he has invested £150 in a Bond. The Donations made to the Society have been laid before you, recorded in the minutes, and appear in the "Proceedings." |