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GENERAL MEETING, 



12, Hanover Square, Saturday, May 22, 1858. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 

 The Society consists at the present time of — 



81 Life Governors, 

 133 Annual Governors, 

 904 Life Members, 

 4010 Annual Members, and 



18 Honorary Members, 



making a total of 5146 names on the list. 



The Council have elected Mr. Thompson, of Kirby Hall, a 

 Trustee of the Society, in the place of the late Earl Spencer ; 

 and His Grace the Duke of Rutland a Vice-President, in that of 

 the late Lord Braybrooke. They have also elected the Hon. 

 Colonel Hood, Mr. Humberston (Mayor of Chester), Mr. Hus- 

 kinson, and Mr. Hutton, General Members of the Council, to 

 supply the vacancies created respectively by the transfer oi 

 Viscount Eversley to the class of Vice-Presidents, and Mr. 

 Thompson to the class of Trustees, and by the decease of Mr. 

 Simpson and Mr. Stephen Mills. 



The funded capital of the Society stands at 9264/. 8^. 11^/. 

 Stock in the New Three per Cents. 



The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Journal Committee 

 have announced to the Council that their respective personal 

 engagements will not allow them to devote as large a share of 

 attention as they have hitherto done to the editing of the Journal ; 

 but they have subsequently acceded to the request of the Council 

 that they should continue their services until some permanent 



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