552 Proceedings of General Meetings, 



ORDINARY MEETINGS. 



December 3. 1832. 



Before the commencement of the Ordinary Business of the Meeting, Lord MEA- 

 DOWBANK gave notice, that, at the next Meeting, he intended to make a motion to 

 the following effect, viz. 



" That the Royal Society shall direct a sum of money to be subscribed from 

 their Funds for the Monument proposed to be erected to the memory of their late 

 President Sir WALTER SCOTT, Bart. 



" That it shall be remitted to the Council to" consider and report as to the 

 amount of the sum to be subscribed." 



December 17. 1832. 



At the General Meeting of this evening, Lord MEADOWBANK made the motion 

 of which notice was given at the last ; the motion was seconded by ROBEET STE- 

 VENSON, Esq. Thereafter, the following amendment was moved by the Lord Chief- 

 Commissioner, the Right Hon. WILLIAM ADAM, and was seconded by Dr MAC- 

 LAGAN, viz. 



" That a tribute of respect be paid by the Royal Society to the memory of Sir 

 WALTER SCOTT, and that the Council consider and report in what manner this can 

 be done most appropriately." 



On the amendment being put from the Chair, the Society divided, when there 

 appeared 23 members in favour of it, and 15 for the original motion. 



After the above numbers were taken, one member intimated, that it was owing 

 to a misapprehension that he was included in the minority. 



January 7. 1833. 



At this meeting, it was intimated that the Council had appointed JAMES D. 

 FORBES, Esq. as one of the Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings, in the room of the 

 late Dr GREGORY. 



