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fessor at Cambridge, — That the thanks of this Society be given to 

 Davies Gilbert, Esq. the President, and to the Council of the Royal 

 Society, for their aid and cooperation in obtaining from the Lords of 

 his Majesty's Treasury a grant of the apartments in Somerset House. 



III. On the motion of Robert Ferguson, Esq., seconded by Leo- 

 nard Horner, Esq., — That a Subscription be immediately entered 

 upon, to defray the expense of the necessary repairs in the apartments 

 recently granted to the Society in Somerset House, and of the re- 

 moval thereto. 



May 2. — At a special general meeting holden this day at one 

 o'clock, for the purpose of electing a Member of the Council in the 

 room of Ashhurst Majendie, Esq. ; and also for electing a Secretary 

 in the room of R. I. Murchison, Esq., and a Foreign Secretary in the 

 room of Henry Heuland, Esq., who had retired from their re- 

 spective offices ; 



It was resolved unanimously, 



I. That the thanks of this Society be given to Ashhurst Majendie, 

 Esq., retiring from the Council. 



II. That the thanks of this Society be given to Henry Heuland, 

 Esq., for his long services in the office of Foreign Secretary, and for 

 the high regard which he has always manifested for the welfare of the 

 Society. 



III. That the thanks of this Society be presented to R. I. Mur- 

 chison, Esq. on his retiring from the office of Secretary. 



A ballot having been held for electing a Member of Council in the 

 room of Ashhurst Majendie, Esq., the scrutineers reported that Dr. 

 Henry Burton was duly elected. 



A ballot having been held for electing a Secretary in the room of 

 R. I. Murchison, Esq., and a Foreign Secretary in the room of 

 Henry Heuland, Esq., the scrutineers reported that Dr. Burton was 

 elected Secretary ; and that R. I. Murchison, Esq., was elected Fo- 

 reign Secretary. 



At the Ordinary Meeting holden on the same evening, John Clau- 

 dius Loudon, Esq., of Porchester Terrace, Bays water ; and Thomas 

 Copeland, Esq., of Golden Square, were elected Fellows of this So- 

 ciety. 



An extract of a letter was read from Lieutenant William Glennie, 

 R.N., dated Mexico, May 6th, 1827, intitled "The Ascent of Popo- 

 catapetl." 



Many contradictory reports having long existed respecting the 

 volcanic nature of this mountain, the author felt desirous of ascer- 

 taining its actual condition in person. 



The ascent commenced during the month of April 1827, from the 

 village of Ameca, situated in the province of Puebla, and near the 

 N.W. foot of the volcano, at an elevation of 8216 feet above the 

 level of the sea, and distant 1 4 leagues from Mexico. 



The author describes the sides of the mountain as thickly wooded 

 with forests of pines, extending to the height of near 12,693 

 feet, beyond which altitude vegetation ceased entirely. The ground 

 consisted of loose black sand of considerable depth, on which nume- 



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