Dated September, 1886.

Following the first 2 annual reports (January and December 1866), the Northern Counties' Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles was called the Royal Albert Asylum.

Consists of an illustration of the asylum, a list of legacies, a prospectus (Winmarleigh, Edward Lawrence, Andrew Fairburn, James Diggens), list of trustees, presidents, officers and central committee members, a report of the general annual meeting at Durham on 24 September 1886, the report of the central committee (Winmarleigh, chairman), the report of the medical superintendent (G. E. Shuttleworth), cases of improvement, the auditor's report (William G. Welch), financial and statistical statements (James Diggens, G.E. Shuttleworth), extracts from "An afternoon at the Royal Albert Asylum" (Carlisle journal, July 30th, 1886), a list of clergymen and ministers, presents received, census of idiots and imbeciles a list of places that inmates came from and a short article about the asylum's recent acquisition of Brunton House, Lancaster illustrated with 2 views.

Bound with reports covering 1879-88 (published 1880-88)