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GENERAL MEETING, 



12, Hanover Square, "Wednesday, December 12, 1866. 



EEPORT OF THE COUNCIL, 



During tlie last half year 6 governors and 114 members have 

 died, while 1 governor and 32 members have been elected, so 

 that the list now comprises 



76 Life Governors, 

 82 Annual Governors, 

 1380 Life Members, 

 3972 Annual Members, and 

 15 Honorary Members, 

 making a total of 5525. 



The Council have elected Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart, M.P., 

 and Mr. Jonas to supply the vacancies in the class of Vice- 

 Presidents caused by the decease of Mr. Thomas Raymond 

 Barker and Mr. Fisher Hobbs. In filling these vacancies the 

 Council avail themselves of the opportunity of recording on their 

 minutes an expression of their sincere regret at these losses, and 

 their deep sense of the valuable services which these gentlemen 

 had uniformly and unwearily rendered to the Society. 



Major Wilson, of Stowlangtoft Hall, Bury St. Edmunds, has 

 been elected a Member of Council in the room of Mr. Hamond, 

 resigned ; Sir Henry Vane, Bart., of Hutton Hall, Penrith, in 

 the room of Mr. Wilson, deceased ; and Mr. D. R. Davies, of 

 Mere Old Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire, in the room of Mr. Jonas, 

 elected a Vice-President. 



The statement of accounts for the half-year ended 30th June, 

 has been examined and approved by the Society's auditors and 



