Mr. Alexander Baldev, Mr. John Augustus Sommehs, aud Mr. 

 James Miller Shain were elected Ordinary Members. 



The Rev. James Booth, LL.D., F.R.S., &c., was elected a Corres- 

 ponding Member. 



The Secretary read the following recommendation from the Council, 

 viz. : — " That the form of Application for admission be altered, by 

 lea^ing out the words — " and to furnish, when called for, the title of a 

 paper to be read in the Society." It having been put from the chair, 

 was carried unanimously. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Abraham, Honorary Secretary- 

 of the Chemists' Association, inviting the members of the societies 

 which meet at the Royal Institution, and also those of the Historic 

 Society and the Liverpool Academy, to attend a lecture on the new 

 Crystal Palace at Sydenham, to be delivered by Mr. T. C. Archer, at the 

 Royal Institution, on Friday evening next. 



Resolved unanimously — " That the thanks of the Society be presented 

 to the Chemists' Association." 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Boult, dated the 14th of 

 October, 1853, inclosing copies of the undeniientioned resolutions, 

 passed at a meeting of gentlemen, members of two or more of the local 

 learned societies, publishing transactions, convened by circular, and 

 held in the Library of Mr. Mayer's Egyptian Museum, on Thursday 

 evening, the 13th instant, Edward Heath, Esq., in the chair, viz. : — 



1st. " That it appears to this meeting that an union of the following 

 societies, viz., the Literary aud Philosophical, the Polyteclmic, the 

 Ai'chitectural and Ai'chseological, and the Historic Society of Lancashire 

 and Cheshire, is in many respects highly desirable." 



2nd. " That, to obtain a full and deliberate consideration of the whole 

 subject, we respectfully request each of the four societies to appoint 

 representatives, not e."?:ceeding five, to deliberate together, and to prepare 

 a Report, to be submitted to the societies respectively." 



3rd. " That, Mr. Thomas Brakell having offered to print 1,000 

 copies of the Report, when ready, for presentation to the members of 

 all the Societies, the best thanks of this meeting be presented to 

 Mr. Brakell, and his liberal offer be accepted." 



Mr. FoRSHAW gave notice that he would move the consideration of 

 the subject at the next meeting. 



The Chairman having alluded to the intended visit of the British 

 Association to Liverjiool next year, it was moved by Mr. J. B. Yates, 

 seconded bv Dr. Hume, and carried unanimously — 



