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- The Prusment said this was the only meeting in the course of 
the year at which he felt uncomfortable. He always felt happy at - 
their meetings, and he was happy now in the consciousness that he 
possessed their universal suffrages and good feeling. He would not 
trust himself to say much on the present occasion, for he deeply 
felt the kind expressions which had fallen from his friends, Mr. 
Rowland and Dr. Carpenter. Year after year he had considered 
that the office of President should be filled by some other gentle- 
man, and had it not been for a pressing request of the members, 
he should have thought it right to place his-resignation this year in | 
the hands of the Club. He assured them that he should willingly 
relinquish his post at any time, and extend to his successor 
his cordial support and co-operation ; therefore the Club would not 
lose his services by his resignation of the Presidency. 
It was moved by Mr. W. R. Coorsr, seconded by Dr. StTRoNG, 
and carried unanimously, that Dr. Carpenter be requested to con- 
tinue the office of Treasurer. 
Dr. CarPenter having replied, it was proposed by Mr. Philip 
Crowley, seconded by Mr. G. F. Linney, and earried, that Mr. 
Kenneth McKean be re-elected Hon. Secretary. 
Mr. Mo Kzan haying briefly thanked the Club for their renewed 
expressions of confidence, 
Mr. Batpocg proposed, and Dr. AnpERson seconded, the re- 
appointment of the Committee, and the President, in putting the 
motion, said the Committee had worked admirably; they had 
relieved him of all the details of the Soirée; they were a hard- 
working, sterling Committeee, and they had the interests of the 
Club at heart. 
The motion haying been carried unanimously, 
The PresrpenT, in offering a few observations on the report, 
alluded in feeling and sympathising terms to the death of two valued 
members of the Club, Mr. Austen and Dr. Sutherland. He then 
commented on the fact that as so few books had been taken out of 
_ the library, the Committee had not felt themselves justified in 
‘purchasing any more books. When books had been taken, they 
had been kept so long a time, that he feared the holders had 
