"VI ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



The Council have to call attention to the following communication received fi-om Bologna iu 

 Italy, in which the members of the Royal Society are requested to send a delegation to repi'cscnt the 

 Society at the ajjproaching eight hundredth celebration of the university of that city in Juno next: — 



Oltavo Centenario Jello Studio Bolognese. 

 Sotio Valto ProteJtorato di. S. M. Umherto I. Re d Ttalia. 



Bologna, 12 Marzo 1888. 

 Illmo Signore, 



Intéresse la cortesia della S. V. Illma. di volermi con la massima sollecitudine significare i nomi, 

 cognomi titoli accademiei ed onorificenze dei Sigiiori dclcgati a rappresentare I'lstituto sciontifico, cui 

 la S. V. Illma. meritamente j)resiede, nelle feste centenai'ie dello Studio Bolognese che si colebreranno 

 nci giorni, 11, 12, 13, del prossimo Giugno. 

 Con distinta considerazione. 



II Rettore, 



G. Capellini. 



Since last May, five vacancies have occurred in the four Sections of the Society, viz. : — • 



Section 



I.— One 1 



II.— One ! 

 TTT r> r vacancies. 

 III. — One 



IV.— Two J 



In accordance with Rule 6, as amended at the last meeting in May, the Honorary Secretary noti- 

 fied the members of each Section in which a vacancy had occurred, and transmitted to each of them a 

 printed list of the candidates nominated, together with the reasons, in writing, for such nomination, 

 at least four months before the jjresent meeting of the Society. 



No nomination was made for the vacancy in Section II ; but a number of nominations were made 

 for the other vacancies in accordance with the rule, and duly transmitted to each member of the 

 Sections interested. 



A meeting of the Council was held under the rule two months before the present annual meeting, 

 and the votes counted. 



The result of this meeting was announced in the following circular, addressed to the members of 

 the Society in accordance with the rule which provides that, iu case no candidate should i-eceive two- 

 thirds of the votes of the whole Section, "the Council maj- se'cct one or more of the candidates 

 " obtaining the highest number of votes of the Section, and cause the members of the Society to bo 

 " advised of the names of the candidates so selected, at least one month previous to the date of the 

 " annual meeting, when the election may take place by vote of the members present, or the matter 

 " be referred back to the Section concerned." 



Memorandum under Rule (Î addressed to the Members of the Society. 



The Council have to report that none of the candidates recommended to fill vacancies in Sections 

 I, II, III and IV have i-eceived the requisite two-thirds vote. 



Accordingly they now report : — 

 (1) That Abbé Cuoq received eight votes, and they recommend that he be elected to fill the vacancy 

 in Section I. 



