AND LIST OF MEMBERS ELECTED. 683 



that the Royal Infant, on whose birth we now congratulate your Majesty, may grow up to be 

 worthy of the race from which he is sprung, and the destiny to which he is called ; and that he 

 may gratify your Majesty's most sanguine hopes, whether springing from the feelings of the 

 parent or of the Queen, is the sincere prayer of 



Your Majesty's faithful and devoted subjects, 



THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL 

 SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



Signed in the name, and by appointment, of the Society, 



THOMAS M. BRISBANE, Pres. 

 JAMES D. FORBES, Secy. 



Sir GEORGE MACKENZIE gave notice, that, at a future Meeting of the Society, he should 

 move that the office of Vice-President be no longer permanent, but that two Vice-Presi dents 



shall retire annually. 



MEMBER ELECTED. 



ORDINARY. 



January 3. 1842. 

 JAMES THOMSON, Esq., Civil Engineer. 



Memorandum. On the 7th February 1842, at an Extraordinary Meeting of the Society, 

 after special notice of more than four weeks' standing, Sir G. S. MACKENZIE moved the fol- 

 lowing Resolution : 



That the first part of Law XVI. shall remain under that number ; the remainder, together 

 with Law XVII., shall be altered, and stand thus, under Law XVII. : 



" The Council shall consist of a President, Six Vice-Presidents, Twelve Counsellors, a 

 General Secretary, Two Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings, a Treasurer, a Curator or 

 Curators of the Museum and Library. The President shall be elected annually, and may be 

 re-elected. Of the Six Vice-Presidents, the three seniors may be re-elected annually, and their 

 number filled up on vacancies occurring, by the choice of Members who have distinguished 

 themselves for a lengthened period as eminent and active Fellows of the Society. One of the 

 remaining three who shall be resident in Edinburgh shall go out of office annually by rotation, 

 and not be eligible for one year. The other office-bearers to be elected annually. The Council 

 shall conduct the Publications, and regulate the Private Business of the Society." 



Sir HENRY JAKDINE seconded the motion. 



Dr TRAILL moved, as an amendment, That the office of Vice-President shall remain as at 

 present ; which was seconded by Mr W. A. CADELL. 



The President having put the motion and amendment, the amendment was carried. 



MEMBERS ELECTED. 



ORDINARY. 



February 22. 1842. 

 Dr JOHN DAVY, Insp. Gen. of Hospitals. ROBERT NASMYTH, Esq., F.R.C.S.E. 



March 7. 1842. 

 Sir JAMES FORREST, Bart. JAMES STARK, MJ)., F.R.C.Ph.E. 



JAMES MILLER, Esq., Prof, of Surgery. JOHN ADIE, Esq. 



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