1861. 499 



recently fell upon the Eoyal House through the 

 H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, thought it not unbe 

 them to present an address expressive of their sympathy ; 

 condolence to H.R.H. the Prince Consort, which he was pleased 

 graciously to accept and kindly to acknowledge. 



The Society has, been indebted to the liberality of various 

 individuals, who have offered or presented them with plants, 

 seeds, and other donations. Some of these they have been unable 

 to accept, others are not yet received or accepted ; but a list of 

 those who have so kindly testified their interest in the Society is 

 appended. 



The adoption of the Report having been moved by the 

 Earl Grey and seconded by Sir John Boileau, Bart., was carried 

 unanimously. 



On proceeding to the ballot for officers and new members of 

 Council, Mr. Henry Bohn rose and made some observations on 

 the list proposed by the Council, advocating his own claim to a 

 seat in that body, and inviting the Fellows present to substitute 

 his name for that of one of the gentlemen the Council had 

 recommended. Several other Fellows addressed the meeting. 

 The ballot having been taken, the Scrutineers reported that, by 

 an unanimous vote of 71 Fellows present, H.R.H. the Prince 

 Consort had been re-elected President ; W. Wilson Saunders, 

 Esq., Treasurer; Professor Lindley, Secretary; and Mr. 

 Jonathan Clark, Mr. Edward Rosher, and Mr. George Paul, 

 Auditors for the ensuing year ; and that to supply the vacancies 

 in the Council caused by the retirement of Henry Pownall, Esq., 

 Robert Wrench, Esq., and Mr. Charles Edmonds, there were for 

 the Duke of Rutland, 60 votes ; for Mr. John Fleming, Cleveden, 

 Maidenhead, 61 votes; for Mr. Robert Cooper, 153, Fleet 

 Street, 59 votes; for Mr. Henry Bohn, 10 votes. The Chair- 

 man thereupon declared the three former, who had been recom- 

 mended by the Council for election, to be the new members of 

 Council for the ensuing year.* 



