110 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Scrutineers having handed in their report of the result of the 

 ballot, the President declared the whole of the Fellows nominated to 

 be duly elected as under. 



President— William Carruthers, Esq., F.K.S., F.L.S., F.G.S. 



Vice-Presidents — Eobert Braithwaite, Esq., M.D., M.B.C.S., F.L.S. ; 

 A. D. Michael, Esq., F.L.S. ; E. M. Nelson, Esq. ; The Eight Hon. Sir 

 Ford North, P.C., F.R.S. 



Treasurer — J. J. Vezey, Esq. 



Secretaries— "Rev. W. H. Dallinger, LL D., F.E.S. ; E. G. Hebb, 

 Esq., M.A., M.D., F.R.O.P. 



Twelve other Members of Council — James Mason Allen, Esq. ; Conrad 

 Beck, Esq.; Alfred W. "Bennett, Esq., M.A., B.Sc, F.L.S.; E. T. 

 Browne, Esq.; Eev. Edmund Carr, M.A., F.E.Met.S. ; Edward Dads- 

 well, Esq. ; A. N. Disney, Esq., M.A., B.Sc. ; George C. Karop, Esq., 

 M.E.C.S.; Henry George Plimmer, Esq., M.E.C.S., F.L.S.: Thomas 

 H. Powell, Esq.; Prof. Urban Pritchard, M.D., F.E.C.S. ; Charles F. 

 Eousselet, Esq. 



Curator — Charles F. Eousselet, Esq. 



The President expressed his thanks to the Fellows of the Society 

 for again placing him in the position which he had occupied during the 

 past year, and congratulated them upon the Beport which had been 

 presented, and upon the improved conditions which this indicated. As 

 regards the Library, everything had been carefully gone through, and 

 much that was useless eliminated, and their thanks were heartily due 

 to Mr. Eadley for the great pains he had taken in the preparation of the 

 catalogue. 



Their collection of instruments had been also put in excellent order, 

 and would in this respect compare well with those in any shop in 

 Eegent Street ; everything was properly marked, and arranged in such 

 a way as to make it difficult for anything to go astray. He also con- 

 gratulated the Fellows upon the state of their funds ; although the 

 income of the Society was not large, it was most economically expended 

 with very advantageous results ; but it would be a means of great good 

 to the Society and to science if the income could be increased during 

 the next few years by the addition of many more to the number of their 

 Fellows. 



The President then read his Annual Address, which consisted chiefly 

 of an interesting epitome of the life and work of John Ellis, known at 

 the time as " Coralline " Ellis. 



Mr. A. D. Michael said he rose to ask the Fellows of the Society 

 to give their hearty thanks to the President for the charming address 

 which they had just heard, in which he had unearthed one of those 

 attractive bye-paths of science which, when brought to light, so often 

 proved to contain lessons which all might learn with advantage. It 

 was certainly very interesting to see how history repeated itself, men 

 like Ellis being originally attracted only by the picturesque side of the 

 subject, but getting gradually drawn on towards the scientific side, and 

 then endeavouring to turn that scientific knowledge to the practical 



