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of researcli, witli every other philosophic association, but in- 

 fi'inging on the province of no one, may be eminently suc- 

 cessful, in its own department, in extending the boundaries of 

 human knowledge. 



On the 1 5th inst. a Meeting was held at the London Coffee 

 House, Ludgate Hill, to take into consideration the pro- 

 priety of forming a Meteorological Society. Among the gen- 

 tlemen present were Drs. T. Forster, Clutterbuck, Shearman, 

 Mr. Luke Howard, &c. &c. At eight o'clock the Chair was 

 taken by Dr. Birkbeck, when the following Resolutions were 

 agreed to: — 



1. Resolved, That the formation of a Society to promote the 

 advancement of Meteorology, have the cordial approbation of 

 this Meeting. 



2. Resolved, That a Society be formed to be called " The 

 Meteorological Society of London." 



3. Resolved, That the business of this Society shall be con- 

 ducted by a President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary, 

 and Council ; and that the number of Vice-Presidents and 

 Members of the Council be determined at a subsequent 

 Meeting. 



4. Resoh^ed, That Mr. Thomas Wilford be requested to 

 officiate as Secretary to this Society [j^ro tempore), and that 

 he be authorized to send a printed Summons to attend the 

 next Meeting to each person who shall become a Subscriber. 



5. Resolved, That an Annual Subscription of Two Guineas 

 be paid in advance by every Member of this Society. 



6. Resolved, That those gentlemen present who are in- 

 clined to become Members of this Society, do now send their 

 names to the Secretary to be enrolled. 



7. Resolved, That a Committee of three Members be ap- 

 pointed, in conjunction with the Secretary, to draw^ up an ac- 

 count of the Society's proceedings this evening. 



8. Resolved, That scientific man throughout the United 

 Kingdom be solicited to co-operate with this Society, and to 

 transmit communications to it; and that this Society will always 

 be ready to receive meteorological observations from the culti- 

 vators of science throughout the various quarters of the globe. 



9. Resolved, That no other qualification be required to 

 constitute eligibility to this Society, than a desire to promote 

 the science of Meteorology. 



10. Resolved, That after the next Meeting the election be 

 by ballot upon the proposition of three, and that a majority 

 of Members decide. 



11. Resolved, That this Meeting do adjourn to the 12th of 

 November next, to meet at the same place and hour. 



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