REPORT 



THE COUNCIL. 



The Society, since its last Annual Meeting, has been called 

 Upon to take an active share in transactions which, there is 

 reason to hope, may prove the commencement of a new era in 

 the history of British science. 



In the beginning of April, the Council received a communi- 

 cation, through one of its Secretaries, from a distinguished 

 philosopher,^ proposing that Meetings of men of science, 

 similar to those which for some years past have annually as- 

 sembled in Germany, should be extended to our own country, 

 and inquiring whether it would obtain the concurrence of the 

 Society, that the first Meeting should be held at York. 



Convinced of the general benefit which might be derived 

 from this proposal, if it should lead to a better system of 

 scientific co-operation than has hitherto prevailed, and sensible 

 at the same time of the honour and advantage which would 

 redound to the Institution from contributing in any degree to 

 the accomplishment of so important an object, the Council 

 replied' by expressing the satisfaction which the Society would 

 feel in giving to such a Meeting the best reception in its 



' Dr. Brewster. 

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