FIRST MEETING. 



ROYAL INSTITUTION, October 2lst, 1844. 

 JOS. B. YATES, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



On taking the chair, the President stated, that a wish 

 had for some time existed amongst the members of the 

 Society, and those of the Natural History Society, to form 

 a union of the two Societies ; in consequence of which, 

 meetings had taken place between delegations from both, 

 at which the terms of union had been arranged. These 

 would be submitted to the consideration of the members, 

 and, if they met with their approval, the two Societies would 

 be at once amalgamated. The terms were, generally, that the 

 Members of the Natural History Society should be at once 

 received as Members of the Literary and Philosophical 

 Society, without any fresh ballot, or the payment of any 

 entrance fee ; that the funds of the two Societies should be 

 united ; that a third of the Society's Meetings should be 

 devoted to the consideration and discussion of questions of 

 Natural History ; and that a liberal proportion of the Mem- 

 bers of the Council should be selected from amongst the 

 Members of the Natural History Society. 



On the motion of Dr. Hume, which was duly seconded, 

 the union was agreed to unanimously ; and Dr. Hume, Dr. 

 Brett, and Mr. Cunningham, were deputed to inform the 

 Members of the Natural ^History Society of the result, and 

 to invite their attendance to take part in the election of 

 officers, and in the general business of the Society. In a 

 few minutes the Members of the Natural History Society 

 entered the Room, and were received with the warmest 

 expressions of pleasure. 



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