660 PROCEEDINGS OF STATUTORY GENERAL MEETINGS, 
The following Committee was appointed to audit the Treasurer’s accounts :— 
J. T. Grsson-Craic, Esq. Davin Smits, Esq. James Cunnincuam, Esq. 
The Meeting then adjourned. 
(Signed) Joun Lun, V.P. 
Memorandum.—November 26, 1855.—At a Statutory General Meeting of this date, 
Professor CHRISTISON, V.P., in the Chair, the following Resolution was moved by the 
Treasurer, and unanimously adopted :-— 
“1, That it having been reported to the Royal Society by the Council, that Sir Tomas M, 
BrisBANeE, the venerable and respected President of the Society, has instituted a Prize, to be called 
“ Tar MaxpouGatt Brispane Prizg,” to be awarded by the Council of the Society, in such manner 
and for such purposes as shall be deemed most expedient for the promotion and advancement of science, 
the Society takes the opportunity of the first meeting of the session to record the great satisfaction with 
which it receives this proof of Sir T, M. Brispane’s continued zeal to promote the interests of science, 
and its grateful sense of the confidence reposed by him in the Society, by conferring on the Council such 
large and discretionary powers as to the mode of awarding the prize. 
“The Society has always viewed with pleasure the connection which has so long subsisted 
between it and Sir T, M. BrisBanz as its President, from which this Society has derived so much 
benefit and so much honour; and it will henceforth consider the “‘ MaxpoucaLi BrisBANE PRizE” as 
a permanent and pleasing memorial of that connection. 
“2. That a copy of the above resolution be sent to Sir Tuomas M. BrisBanz.” 
Monday, November 24, 1856. 
At a Statutory General Meeting, Principal Luz, V.P., in the Chair, the following 
Office-Bearers were duly elected :— 
Sir T. Maxnoveatt Brissane, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.H., President. 
Sir D. Brewster, K.H., 
Very Rey. Principal Lex, 
Right Rev. Bishop Trrror, 
Dr Curistison, 
Vice-Presidents. 
Dr Atison, 
Hon. Lord Murray, 
Professor Forbes, General Secretary. 
Dr Grecory, 
Dr Batrour, } 
Joun Russext, Esq., Treasurer. 
Dr Doveras Mactaean, Curator of Library and Museum. 
Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings. 
COUNSELLORS. 
Hon. B, F, Primrose. Dr TRAIL. 
James CunnincHam, Esq. Hon, Lord Nzaves. 
Dr GREVILLE. Dr Tuos. AnpErRsoN, Glasgow. 
A. Keitu Jounston, Esq. Rey. Dr Hopson. 
Dr Macragan. Rosert Cnamsers, Esq. 
Wo. Sway, Esq. J. T. Greson-Cratc, Esq. 
