as possible all discussions respecting the management or laws 

 of the Society to the annual meeting. They trust that by this 

 arrangement the time of the Society will no longer be con- 

 sumed by irrelevant debates, and that the energies of members 

 will be devoted altogether to the promotion of science and 

 literature. 



" In conclusion, the retiring Council beg to recommend 

 that the following gentlemen be elected to serve on the 

 Council of the ensuing Session — Mr. Charles Barber, Mr. 

 Swinton Boult, Mr. Edward Heath, Kev. Thomas Dwyer, Mr. 

 H. C. Pidgeon." 



The election of five members to serve upon the Council 

 then took place. Mr. Charles Barber, Mr. Swinton Boult, 

 Mr. Edward Heath, Bev. Thos. Dwyer, Mr. H. C. Pidgeon, 

 were declared to be elected. 



The election of nine other members of Council then took 

 place. The gentlemen elected were Messrs. J. B. Yates, 

 W. H. Duncan, T. Inman, E. Archer, Joseph Dickinson, 

 Robert M'Andrew, W. S. Trench, William Lassell, and 

 R. H. Brett. These gentlemen, and the five first elected, 

 compose, with the Bev. J. Booth, President, the Council for 

 the year 1848—49. 



A ballot then took place for three Vice-Presidents. 



Messrs. J. B. Yates, William Lassell, and E. Archer, 

 were elected. 



A ballot then took place for the Treasurer, (Dr. Duncan 

 signified his wish to retire from that office,) and Mr. Swinton 

 Boult was elected. 



A ballot then took place for the Secretary, and Dr. Inman 

 was elected. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Pidgeon for 

 his kindness in illustrating the volume of Transactions for the 

 last Session. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to the retiring Council 

 for their attention to the interests of the Society during the 

 last Session. 



