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lowing a slight amendment was made to the fifth 

 By-Law, under which, as originally drawn, it was 

 provided that the expenses of the invited guests at 

 the annual dinner should be borne by the Society, 

 by striking out the words " the charge of whom 

 shall be borne by the Society," and substituting the 

 words " but no expense attending the dinner shall 

 be chargable to the Charitable or Permanent Fund." 

 The second article of the Constitution defining who 

 were eligible for membership was likewise amended 

 at the same meeting, and made to read as follows : 



" The following persons may be admitted mem- 

 bers of the Society : 



I St. — A native of England. 



2d. — A son of a native. 



3d. — A grandson of a native. 



4th. — British officers and their sons, wherever 

 born. 



5th. — Natives of British Territories who may be 

 sons or grandsons of Englishmen." 



In this year (April loth, 1835), the minutes show 

 that a committee was appointed " to prepare for the 

 press a list of members, with the Constitution and 

 By-Laws of the Society, and that 500 copies of the 

 same be printed as early as practicable * * 



* * and that the commtitee be instructed to 



draw up an address expressive of the nature, wants 

 and claims of the Society, and that a copy thereof 

 and of the list of members be transmitted to such 



