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the Council, he had taken upon himself the responsibility of writing 

 to the ' Times ' and ' Daily News ' to say it did not emanate from the 

 Council, but his letters had not yet been published. The whole of the 

 Council present that evening had approved of the course he had taken. 

 He regretted he had been misled at first into supposing that the para- 

 graphs in question had been written by Mr. Hogg, through their con- 

 taining phrases similar to a description of Mr. Mayall's exhibition on 

 the 11th ult., in Mr. Hogg's writing. Upon inquiry it appeared that 

 Mr. Hogg had copied that description from a statement written by 

 Mr. Mayall. The newspaper paragraphs were disclaimed and dis- 

 approved by Mr. Hogg. He (the Secretary) then thought it right to 

 give Mr. Mayall an opportunity of offering an explanation to the 

 Society, which resulted in Mr. Mayall's stating that the notices in the 

 papers were written by a reporter, the technical information having 

 been furnished by him. The Council thought the paragraphs were 

 very unfair to the eminent makers who came down to exhibit lenses 

 on the night of the meeting, and they (the Council) had taken the 

 best means of correcting any erroneous impression that might have 

 been formed. 



The following list of officers for the ensuing year, proposed by 

 the Council for election at the Annual General Meeting in February, 

 was read by the Secretary, who stated that in the absence of Mr. 

 Hogg, who had not been able to attend that evening, his nomination 

 must be regarded as to some extent provisional. 



Proposed as President. — *Charles Brooke, M.A., F.E.S. As Vice- 

 Presidents. — William Benjamin Carpenter, M.D., F.E.S., &c. ; Sir 

 John Lubbock, Bart., M.P., F.B.S., &c. ; *William Kitchen Parker, 

 F.E.S. ; *Francis H. Wenham, C.E. As Treasurer. — John Ware 

 Stephenson, F.E.A.S. As Secretaries. — Henry J. Slack, F.G.S. ; 

 Jabez Hogg, M.E.C.S. As Council— * James Bell, F.C.S. ; Eobert 

 Braithwaite, M.D., F.L.S. ; John Berney, Esq. ; William John Gray, 

 M.D.; Henry Lawson, M.D. ; *John Millar, L.E.C.P. Ed., F.L.S. ; 

 Samuel John Mclntire, Esq. ; Henry Perigal, F.E.A.S. ; *Alfred 

 Sanders, M.E.C.S. ; Charles Stewart, M.E.C.S., F.L.S.; Thomas Char- 

 ters White, M.E.C.S. ; *Charles Tyler, F.L.S. 



Mr. Joseph Beck thought a change in the Secretariat desirable, 

 and nominated Mr. Charles Stewart. Mr. Coppock and Mr. Mclntire 

 joined in this nomination, as provided by the by-laws. It was 

 announced on behalf of the Council that should there be a vacancy 

 caused by Mr. Stewart's election as Secretary, they would suggest the 

 name of Mr. B. T. Lowne to replace him on the Council. 



Mr. Stewart then read a paper " On some of the Characteristics 

 of the Negro, as revealed by the Microscope." 



The same gentleman also described the structure of the calcareous 

 framework which is connected with the locomotive apparatus of the 

 Echinus. 



A vote of thanks was given to Mr. Stewart. 



The meeting was then adjourned until the 5th of February. 



* Those with the asterisk placed before their names are proposed as new 

 members. 



