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should be taken by the Society in reference thereto; 

 but it appearing that His Royal Highness was trav- 

 elling through the country as Baron Renfrew, a 

 guest of the American people, and not as the Heir 

 Apparent, and that any public demonstration would 

 be distasteful to him, the Society forbore to take 

 any further action in the matter. In this year the 

 Constitution was variously amended, the most impor- 

 tant change being to make eligible for relief those 

 who might come from the British Colonies as well 

 as those emigrating from England. 



The death of the Prince Consort on December 

 14th, 1 86 1, was commemorated by the adoption of 

 Resolutions expressive of the deep regret of the 

 Society at his untimely death, and of their sympathy 

 with Her Majesty, the Queen, and her family in 

 their affliction. The annual dinner in celebration of 

 St. George's day was this year abandoned in conse- 

 quence thereof. In the three years following, 1862, 

 1863 and 1864, the usual public dinner was likewise 

 dispensed with, on account of the civil war then 

 raging. 



The dinner was again omitted in 1865, on account 

 of the assassination of President Lincoln, and reso- 

 lutions of sympathy and condolence with the Gov- 

 ernment and people of the United States were 

 passed at the time. 



The Society now enters on a new era of pros- 

 perity and usefulness, for at the quarterly meeting 



