LIX^EAX SOCIETY OF LOXDOX. 11 



May 25th, 1891. 



Anniversary Meeiinrf. 



Prof. Charles Stewart, President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Tbe Treasurer presented the Annual Statement of Accounts 

 duly audited, as shown on p. 12. 



The Secretary read his Report of the deaths, withdrawals, and 

 elections of new Eellows for the past year as follows : — 



Since the last Anniversary Meeting the deaths of 18 Fellows 

 had been reported, or their deaths been ascertained, viz. : — 



James Backhouse. ; Henry Groves. 



Peter Hinckes Bird. j Eobert Mason. 



"William Hope Boulth. ! W. Kitchen Parker. 



Thos. Rich. Archer Briggs. Houghton Perkins. 



Alfred .J. Burrows. Theodore Eathboue. 



"\V. Sweetland Dallas. ] Clifford Winslow Turner. 



Rev. John Downes. John Way. 



Charles H. Fawcett. j Tufteu West. 



Robert Garner. Benjamin S. AYilliams. 



FoEEIG^- Membebs (3). 



Prof. Alexander von Bunge. 



Prof. Carl Johann von Maximowicz. 



Prof. Carl von Naegeli. 



During the past official year 5 Fellows had withdrawn, viz.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



Kenric Harold Bennett. 

 George Thomas Bettany. 

 C. Laurence Bradley. 

 George F. Dowdeswell. 

 Rev. Paul William AVyatt. 



Five had been struck off for non-payment of arrear.>, and 

 38 Fellows and one Foreign Member have been elected. 



During the past year there had been received as Donations 

 from private individuals to the Library 116 volumes (including 

 58 from the Library of the late Mr. John Ball) and 15(3 

 pamphlets and separate impressions of memoirs. 



From the various Universities, Academies, and Scientific 

 Societies there had also been received in exchange and otherwise 

 225 volumes and 101 detached parts, besides 4G volumes and tJ 

 parts obtained by exchange and donations from the editors aud 

 proprietors of independent periodicals. 



