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PROCEEDINGS 



OF 



THE LITERACY AND PHILOSOPHICAL 

 SOCIETY. 



Ordinary Meeting, October ist, 1861. 

 E. W. BiNNEY, F.R.S., F.G.S., Vice-President, in the 



Chair. 



A letter from Dr. Fairbairn, F.R.S., &c., tendering his 

 resig^nation of office as one of the Vice-Presidents of the 

 Society, having been read, it was moved by Mr. Spence, 

 seconded by Mr. J. A. Ransome, and unanimously resolved, 

 " That the Members of the Literary and Philosophical 

 Society express their regret that Dr. Fairbairn feels it 

 necessary to resign his Vice-Presidentship of the Society, and 

 hope he will still continue to favour them with his presence 

 and his valuable contributions as formerly." 



Dr. Schunck, F.R.S., &c., was elected a Vice-President, 

 in place of Dr. Fairbairn, F.R.S. 



Mr. Alfred Fryer was elected a Member of the Council, 

 in place of Dr. Schunck, F.R.S. 



Dr. Schunck announced to the meeting that Messrs. 

 Spence; Roberts, Dale, and Co. ; Tennants and Co., and 

 others had, at his request, presented to the Society a portion 

 of the beautiful products which had formed part of the 

 interesting Exhibition in the Laboratory of Owens College 

 during the late Meeting of the British Association. 



It was moved by Dr. Schunck, seconded by Dr. Clay, 

 and unanimously resolved, " That the thanks of the Society 

 be given to the donors of chemical products." 



Proceedings— Lit. & Phil. Society— No. 1. —Session, 1861-62. 



