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GENEEAL MONTHLY MEETING, 



Monday, May 4, 1885. 



Sir William Bowman, Bart. LL.D. F.R.S. Manager and 

 Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year were 

 announced : — 



Sir William Bowman, Bart. LL.D. F.R.S. 



Warren de la Eue, Esq. M.A. D.C.L. F.R.S. 



The Hon. Sir William R. Grove, MA. D.C.L. LL.D. F.R.S. 



Sir Joseph D. Hooker, K.C.S.L C.B. M.D. D.C.L. LL.D. F.R.S. 



William Huggins, Esq. D.C.L. LL.D. F.R.S. 



The Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh, M.A. D.C.L. F.R.S. 



George Busk, Esq. F.R.S. Treasurer. 



Sir Frederick J. Bramwell, F.R.S. Secretary. 



His Royal Highness Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, E.G. 

 His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert, K.G. 



were elected Honorary Members of the Royal Institution. 



The Managers reported, that at their Meeting held this day the 

 following Resolution was unanimously agreed to : — 



*' The Managers of the Royal Institution in accepting Sir William Bowman's 

 resignation of the office of Honorary Secretary, desire to express to him their 

 most cordial appreciation of the manner in which he accepted that post, and of 

 the admirable way in which he has discharged its duties durino- the time for 

 which he has been so good as to fill it. 



" Sir William's own scientific distinctions, and the interest he has always 

 taken in the prosperity of the Institution, pointed him out as one eminently 

 fitted to occupy a foremost place among its officials. His extensive professional 

 engagements alone seemed to piesent an objection to his undertaking the 

 additional labours thus imposed upon him. This consideration was not alTowed 

 by Sir William to stand in the way ; he generously assumed the further burden, 

 and has acquitted himself in the execution of the important and multifarious 

 functions of the honorary Secretaryship in a mode thoroughly worthy of the 

 Institution and of himself— and has earned the lasting gratitude and thanks of 

 the Managers which they now resolve should be tendered to him along with iheir 

 deeply felt regret upon his retirement." 



Montague Cookson, Esq. Q.C. D.C.L. 

 William Richard Minter Glasier, Esq. 

 Ernest Kiimpers, Esq. 

 William Robertson, Esq. 



were elected Members of the Royal Institution. 



