Election of Office-Bearers. 5 



Transactions of Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, vol. vii. 



Proceedings ofEoyal Society of Edinburgh, 1854-55. 



" Drawings of the Machinery of the Ai-abia and La Plata Steam- 

 Ships." By Mr. David Kirkaldy. 



The Society then proceeded to the Fifty-fourth Annual Election of 

 office-bearers. 



On the motion of Mr. Eobert Blackie, seconded by Mr. Bryce, the 

 following were elected : — 



Dr. Allen Thomson. 



Mb. Alexander Haevet. | Mb. W. J. Macquoen Rankine. 



JLtbrarian. 

 Mb. William Gouelie. 



Ereasurer. 

 Me. William Cockey. 



3omt=:Secr£tartes. 

 Mr. Alexandee Hastie, M.P. | Me. William Keddie. 



The Society then proceeded to elect twelve Councillors by ballot. Mr. 

 Mathieson and Mr. M'Harg were requested to act as scrutineers of the 

 votes. 



The scrutineers having retired to examine the vote-papers, 



The President and Dr. Miles exhibited and described several rare 

 marine productions. 



The scrutineers having given in their Report, the following were 

 found to be elected Members of 



ffl^ouncU. 

 Me. Walter Ceum. 

 De. Thomas Andeeson. 

 Mb. John Condte. 

 Mb. William Mubbat. 

 Peofessoe Wm. Thomson. 

 Me. James R. Napiee. 



De. John Strang. 

 Me. Robert Blackie. 

 Mb. William Ramsay. 

 Mr. Waltee Neilson. 

 Mb. Robeet Haut. 

 Me. James Coupee. 



The second vote was taken on the proposed grant of .£60 to defray 

 the expense of improving the Hall, and this grant was finally agreed to. 



Mr. W. J. Macquorn Rankine brought forward the following motion, 

 of which notice was given at last meeting : — 



" That a Meraoi-ial be presented to the Lords of Her Majesty's 

 Treasury, praying that the Ordnance Survey of the improvable parts of 



