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During the past official year 5 Fellows had withdrawn, viz. : — 

 Mr. Lewis A. Bernays. 

 Mr. James Brebuer. 

 Mr. AVilliam Joshua. 

 Rev. Samuel David Titmas. 

 Mr. Neville Scott Whitney. 

 And 38 Fellows and 2 Foreign Members had been elected. 



During the past year there had been received as Donations 

 from private individuals to the Library 53 volumes and 185 

 pamphlets and separate impressions of memoirs. From the 

 various Universities, Academies, and Scientific Societies there 

 had also been received in exchange and otherwise 227 volumes and 

 114 detached parts; besides 42 volumes and 11 parts obtained 

 by exchange and donation from the editors and proprietors of 

 independent periodicals. 



The Council, at the recommendation of the Library Committee, 

 had sanctioned the purchase of 108 volumes and 122 parts of 

 important works. 



The total additions to the Library were therefore 430 volumes 

 and 432 separate pai-ts. 



The following is the number of Books bound during the last 

 year : — In half morocco 301 volumes, in half calf 23, in full 

 cloth 241, in vellum 250, in buckram 12, iu boards or half cloth 

 29, rebacked (half morocco and cloth backs) 25, relabelled 24. 

 Total 90S volumes. 



The Secretary having read the Bye-Laws governing the 

 elections, — 



The President then opened the business of the day, and the 

 Fellows present proceeded to ballot for the Council and Officers. 



The Ballot for the Council haviug closed, the President 

 appointed Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, Mr. Thomas Eogers, and 

 Mr. Ferdinand Grut Scrutineers ; and the votes having been 

 counted and reported to the Presidentjie declared the following 

 Members to be removed from the Council, viz.: Dr. John 

 Anderson, Rev. W. H. Dallinger, Prof, Greorge Bond Howes, 

 Lord Arthur J. E. Eussell, and Mr. John Jenuer Weir; and 

 the following to be elected into the Council, viz. : Dr. Philip 

 Herbert Carpenter, Dr. John William S. Meiklejohu, Mr. 

 Edward B. Poulton, Mr. David Sharp, and Prof. Charles 

 Stewart. 



The Ballot for the Officers having been closed, the President 

 nominated the same Scrutineers ; and the votes having been 

 counted and reported, he declared the result as follows, viz. : — 

 President, Professor Charles Stewart; Treasurer, Mr. Frank 

 Crisp ; Secretaries, Mr. B. Daydon Jackson and Mr. W. Percy 

 Sladeu. 



