130 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Scrutineers having handed in the result of the ballot, the 

 President declared the following gentlemen to have been elected as the 

 Officers and Council of the Society for the ensuing year. 



President— DuMnfield Henry Scott, M.A. Ph.D. F.R.S. F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents— A. D. Michael, F.L.S. ; E. M. Nelson ; Henry 

 Geo. Plimmer, F.L.S. ; Henry Woodward, LL.D. F.R.S. F.G.S. F.Z.S. 



Treasurer — J. J. Vezey. 



Secretaries— Rev. W. H. Dallinger, LL.D. D.Sc. D.C.L. F.R.S. 

 F.L.S. F.Z.S ; R. G. Hebb, M.A. M.D. F.R.C.P. 



Other Members of Council — Jas. Mason Allen ; Wynne E. Baxter, J.P. 

 F.G.S. F.R.G.S. ; Conrad Beck ; Rev. Edmund Carr, M.A. F.R.Met.S. ; 

 A. N. Disney, M.A. B.Sc. ; J. W. H. Eyre, M.D. F.R.S. (Edin.) ; George 

 C. Karop, M.R.C.S. ; The Rt. Hon. Sir Ford North, P.C. F.R.S. ; 

 Thomas H. Powell ; Percy E. Radley ; Charles F. Rousselet. 



Librarian — Percy E. Radley. 



Curator — Charles F. Rousselet. 



The Secretary called attention to the fact that although at the last 

 Meeting twelve Fellows had been nominated to serve on the Council, 

 the names of eleven only appeared on the ballot papers. This was owing 

 to one gentleman having found, since the last Meeting, that it would 

 be inconvenient for him to attend, and having consequently withdrawn 

 his name. They were, however, perfectly within their legal rights in 

 electing only eleven on that occasion. 



The Report of the Council for the year 1003 was then read by the 

 Secretary, as follows. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1903. 



FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — During the year 1003, 10 new Fellows have been elected, 

 15 have resigned, 9 have died, and have been removed from the list. 

 Among those who have died are found the distinguished names of 

 James Glaisher, President from 1865 to 1868 ; of Charles Thomas 

 Hudson, President from 1888 to 1890 ; and of Rudolf Yirchow ; the 

 two last being Honorary Fellows. 



The list of Fellows now contains the names of 422 Ordinary, 

 1 Corresponding, 44 Honorary, and 82 Ex-Officio Fellows, being a 

 total of 540. 



THE JOURNAL. 



The papers communicated to the Society during the past year have 

 fully maintained their previous high standard ; some indeed, notably 

 those of Mr. J. W. Gordon, Dr. H. Siedentopf and Lord Rayleigh, being 

 of unusual merit and importance. 



The Summary of Current Researches continues to be of the same 

 merit as heretofore. 



