La proposition da ProsiJcnt est adoptee a Vuna- 

 nimite. 



M. Anderson au nom des inembres de la Societe 

 prononce le paroles suivautes : 



Mr President; GentleraeU; 



It is with heartfelt sincerity that in behalf of the 

 younger members of this Society, I beg to join in the 

 eloquent and touching words which you have just 

 expressed, Mr President, towards the memory of our 

 deeply lamented Secretary. Wc, the younger members 

 desire also to render our homage of respect, of our 

 esteem and I may say, affection to the memory of our 

 regretted friend Mr Pouton. 



The oldest and strongest pillar of this Society 

 has, Grentlemeu, passed away, but the memory of our 

 venerable and much esteemed Secretary will ever live 

 in our hearts. 



When it pleased you, (jreutlemen, to admit me 

 into your Society, it was with a hearty welcome and a 

 cordial shake of the hand that Mr Bouton said to me 

 " I am very happy to see you in our midst, Mr An- 

 derson." It greatly rejoiced me, and I believe all of 

 you likewise, Gentlemen, to see the attachment, esteem 

 and affection which all the members of this Society 

 showed to our regretted friend, the cause of this was 

 that he was the soul of the Royal Society of Arts & 

 Sciences, or in other words that this {Society was his 

 life. 



There is now one duty for each aud all of us to 



