April 2nd, ipi2.] PROCEEDINGS. xxxvii 



Extraordinary General Meeting, April 2nd, 19 12. 



The President, Professor F. E. Weiss, D.Sc, F.L.S., 

 in the Chair. 



At this Extraordinary General Meeting, summoned in 

 accordance with the Articles of Association, the following 

 resolution of the Council was submitted: — 



That Clause 25 of the Articles of Association be rescinded, 

 and that in lieu thereof the following be one of the Clauses of 

 the said Articles : — 



"25. Any ordinary member may at any time com- 

 " pound for all his future subscriptions by a payment to 

 "the Society of twenty guineas less one-third of the 

 "amount of the annual subscriptions already paid, but the 

 " fee shall in no case be less than five guineas." 



After some discussion it was resolved to refer the resolution 

 back to the Council for further consideration. 



Ordinary Meeting, April 2nd, 19 12. 



The President, Professor F. E. Weiss, D.Sc, F.L.S., 

 in the Chair. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the donors of the books 

 upon the table. 



Mr. Francis Nicholson, F.Z.S., presented to the Society 

 the letter, dated "2nd mo. 20th, 1794," and written by John 

 Daltcn to Elihu Robinson, of Eaglesfield, the contents of which 

 he b3d previously communicated to the Society on October 17th, 

 191 1. Mr. Nicholson had had the letter bound, with a number 



