Dated September, 1885.

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 Carlisle on 30 September 1885, the report of the central committee (Winmarleigh, chairman), the report of the medical superintendent (G. E. Shuttleworth), the auditor's report (William G. Welch), financial and statistical statements (James Diggens, G.E. Shuttleworth), extracts from "One of God's palaces" by Hesba Stretton (Sunday Magazine, January 1885), a list of clergymen and ministers, presents received, census of idiots and imbeciles and a list of places that inmates came from.

Bound with reports covering 1879-88 (publ.1880-88)