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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



V. That the officers of the Society be a President, Vice-Presidents, a Com- 

 mittee of nine (of whom three shall be a quorum), and a Treasurer and Secretary, 

 who shall be ex-officio a Member of the Committee; and that three of the 

 Committee retire annually. 



VI. That the officers be elected at the annual meeting, and be capable of being 

 re-elected. 



VII. That the following noblemen and gentlemen be requested to accept their 

 respective offices : — 



President : 

 Earl Fitzwilliam. 



Vice-Presidents : 



T. W. Beaumont, Esq., 



Earl of Scarborough, 

 Earl of Mexborough, 

 Earl of Effingham, 

 Lord Wharncliffe, 

 Lord Stourton, 

 Sir J. L. L. Kaye, Bart. 



Rev. S. Sharp, 



Mr. J. Charlesworth, 



Mr. Jos. Charlesworth, 



Mr. Hartop, 



Mr. Briggs, 



Committee 



J. Spencer Stanhope, Esq., 

 R. 0. Gascoigne, Esq., 

 C. J. Brandling, Esq., 

 W. B. Martin, Esq., 

 G. L. Fox, Esq. 



Mr. Embleton, 

 Mr. Field, 

 Mr. Biram, 

 Mr. Holt. 



Treasurer & Secretary : 

 Mr. Thomas Wilson. 



VIII. — That the meetings be held at Wakefield, on the first Thursdays in 

 March, June, September, and December, at eleven o'clock. 



IX. — That at the meetings, each Member be allowed to introduce one or more 

 strangers. 



X. — That the following gentlemen be elected Honorary Members : — 

 Professor Phillips, 

 Dr. Smith. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



It is really a treat for the ornithologist to spend an hour by the beautiful piece 

 of water in St. James's Park. Almost all the birds acquired the full use of their 

 wings at their last change of plumage ; yet none of them— even when their locale 

 was covered with skaters — left the place ; but clustered dolefully upon the ice, 





