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On the Foreign List. 

 Rosenberger, Otto August. 



Defaulter. 

 Twiss, Sir Travers, Knt., Q.C. 



Change of Name and Title. 

 Macdonald, Right Hon. John Hay Athole, to Lord Kingsburgh. 



Fellows elected since the last Anniversary. 

 Baker, Sir Benjamin, M.Tnst.C.E. Perkin, Professor William Henry, 



Bosanquet, Robert Holford Mac- 



dowall, M.A. 

 Burbury, Samuel Hawkesley, 



M.A. 



Gardiner, Walter, M.A. 

 Kerr, John, LL.D. 

 Lea, Arthur Sheridan, D.Sc. 



F.C.S. 

 Pickering, Professor Spencer Um- 



freville, M.A. 

 Roberts, Isaac, F.R.A.S. 

 Sharp, David, M.B. 

 Teall, J. J. Harris, M.A. 

 Thorne, Richard Thorne, M.B. 



MacMahon, Percy Alexander, \ Weldon, Walter Frank Raphael, 



Major R.A. M.A. 



Norman, Rev. Alfred Merle, M.A. I 



On the Foreign List. 



Cannizzaro, Stanislao. 



Chauveau, Jean Baptiste Auguste. 



Rowland, Henry A. 



The President then addressed the Society as follows : 



The proceedings of every Anniversary Meeting remind us of the 

 losses which the Society has sustained during the preceding year by 

 the deaths of several of its Fellows. Of those whom we have lost 

 during the past year, some were distinguished for their scientific 

 labours, some were well known in the world at large. Of several, full 

 obituary notices have appeared or will appear in the ' Proceedings/ 

 but it will, I think, be in accordance with the wishes of the Fellows 

 that I should say a few words on the present occasion about some of 

 those whom we have lost. 



The Rev. Stephen J. Perry, S.J., whose name is well known in 

 connexion with his accurate magnetic observations, and his labours 

 in the domain of solar physics, was last year elected a member 

 of the Council. It was known that he could not attend the first 

 meeting, as he would be on his way to the West Indies to observe 

 the total solar eclipse of the 22nd of December, but we looked forward 



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