SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE TWENTY- 

 THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE VICTORIA 

 INSTITUTE, HELD AT THE HOUSE OF THE 

 SOCIETY OF ARTS, 1 JULY, 1889. 



THE PRESIDENT, Sir GABRIEL STOKES, BART., D.C.L., M.P., 

 President of the Royal Society, IN THE CHAIR. 



The Report (see overleaf) having been read by the Honorary 

 Secretary, Captain FRANCIS PETRIE, F.G.S., &c., 



Sir HENRY BARKLY, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., F.R.S., moved the 

 adoption of the Report, and referred to the important advances 

 made by the Institute and the great value of its existence. 



Admiral Sir F. LEOPOLD McCLiNTOCK, R.N., F.R.S., seconded 

 the adoption of the Report, and complimented the Council on the 

 excellent way in which their work had been done. 



Mr. DAVID HOWARD, F.C.S., &c., returned thanks on behalf of 

 the Council " whose anxious task had been so kindly recognised." 

 Professor A. H. SAYCE'S ANNUAL ADDRESS was 

 then read by the Rev. W. WRIGHT, D.D. (Author of " The 

 Hittites ") at the Author's request (family matters pre- 

 venting his presence). 



The Right Hon. the LORD CHANCELLOR (Vice-President) moved 

 the vote of thanks to the authors of the papers read during the 

 session, especially to Professor SAYCE for his valuable and interest- 

 ing Address, pointing out the usefulness, in the present day, of such 

 work ; he also complimented Dr. WRIGHT on the way he had 

 done his part. 



M. NAVILLE, (the discoverer of Pithom, Bubastis, and other 

 important cities in Egypt), cordially seconded the resolution, and 

 characterised Professor SAYCE'S work as the most important 

 discovery of the present century. 



Sir J. RISDON BENNETT, F.R.S., then moved a vote of thanks 

 tc the President, which was seconded by Admiral Sir ERASMUS 

 OMMANNEY, R.N., C.B., F.R.S., and conveyed to the President by 

 Staff-Commander ETTRICK W. CREAK, R.N., F.R.S. 



The Meeting then adjourned to the museum, where refreshments 

 were served. 



*** The large meeting filled the hall and vestibule. 



