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The Rey. Dr. Roserts, in moving ‘That the report and ac- 
counts be received and adopted, and that they be printed and 
circulated among the members,” said that although the report was 
of a gratifying character as recording the increased prosperity of 
the Club, yet there was a sad side to it, and he was sure that every 
member deeply regretted that whilst they had lost some of their 
members by reason of their leaving the neighbourhood, they had 
lost four by death, and they regarded the loss they had sustained 
not only aloss to themselves, but also to the parish, and more 
especially with regard to those with whom they were more inti- 
mately acquainted, namely, Mr. Crowley and Mr. F. West. 
Mr. C. C. Mortanp, in seconding the motion, said the report 
shewed that a large quantity of useful and excellent work had been 
done by the committee, and the thanks of the members were due to 
them for the very many pleasant evenings the members had been 
able to spend in that room and elsewhere. 
The motion was then put and carried. 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
Before the election of President was gone into, the Rev. R. R. 
SurrIELp gave notice that at the next meeting of the Club he should 
move that in future the duration of the office of President should 
be restricted to two years. It was desirable that the rules of this 
Club should conform to the rules of similar scientific bodies, and as 
they had, with extreme reluctance, yielded to the solicitation of 
their President to retire, he thought it was advisable. before that 
gentleman’s successor took office, to submit a resolution that the 
duration of the term of office should not exceed two years, thus 
affording an opportunity to the other members who were eligible for 
the appointment to have the honour of filling the presidential chair. 
There was no doubt that the new President would receive the 
cordial support and co-operation of his predecessor. The name to 
be submitted to them this evening was that of a gentleman of 
position and of well-known scientific attaimments, not only in this 
town, but also in London and other large places. This resolution 
would take the following form :—‘‘ That in future the election of 
President, after the second year, shall be subject to this condition 
—that the retiring President shall be ineligible for one year.” 
The PrestipENT rose and said—Gentlemen,—You are all, no 
doubt, aware that for the past two years at least, I have felt that I 
ought to resign the Presidency of this Club; not because I found 
the duties of the office too onerous, but because there are gentle- 
men amongst our members whose election to the chair would be an 
