80 ANNUAL MEETING. 



interest of Religion as well as of Science ; its tendency has 

 been to bring about a truer appreciation of the results of 

 Scientific inquiry, and those results have contributed to show- 

 that there is an absence of real opposition between Science 

 and Religion. 



3. Many leading home and foreign societies exchange 

 Transactions with the Institute, and an increasing number 

 of Universities, Colleges, Royal and Public Libraries in 

 various countries subscribe (as Associates) for its Transac- 

 tions. 



4. It is satisfactory to note the continued work of the 

 " American Institute of Christian Philosophy," an indepen- 

 dent society, founded on the lines of the Victoria Institute, 

 whose statement of objects was adopted by it. Its founders 

 are still members of this Institute, and among the foremost 

 to bear testimony to the value of our work. 



5. The Library of Reference is in need of larger funds in 

 order to maintain it in that efficient condition which is so 

 necessary considering the important use made of it. 



(3. The folloAving is the new list of the President and 

 Council : — 



||restbtnt. 

 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart, LL.D., Sc.D., F.R.S. 



lficE-|)resibcirts. 



The Rt. Hon. Lord Halsbury, P.O., F.R.S. 



Sir H. Barlily, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., F.R.S. 



Sir Joseph Fayrer, K.C.S.I., F.R.S. 



W. For,syth, Esq., Q.C., LL.D. 



The Hon. Alexander McArthur, D.L. 



The Van. Robinson Thornton, D.D., F.R.Hist.Soc., Archdeacon of Middlesex. 



W. H. Hudleston, E.sq., M.A., F.R.S., President of the Geological Society. 



(Tvustrcs. 

 D. Howard, Esq., D.L., F.C.S. 

 Rev. Preb. H. Wace, D.D. 

 W. N. West, Esq.. F.R.G.S., F.R.Hist.Soc. 



?§on. "aullitors.— J. Allen, Esq.; J. E. Wakefield, Esq. 

 Council. 



ft?on. arvcaB.— W. N. West, Esq., F.R.G.S., F.R.Hist.S. 

 iJon. Sec— Capt. F. W. H. Petrie, F.G.S., &c. 



His Excellency Dr. R. H. Gunning, 



*Rev. Preb.' H. Wace, D.D. 



Rev. J. J. Lias, M.A. 

 *Gen. G. S. Hallowes. {Cor. Sec.) 



Rev. A. 1. McCaul, M.A. 



Capt. Creak, R.N., F.R.S., <fee. 



aev. F. A. Walker, D.D., F.L.S. 



T. OhapUn, Esq., M.D. 



Admiral H. D. Grant, C.B. 



Rev. Canon Girdlestone, M.A. 



Professor E. Hull, LL.D., F.R.S. 



Lt.-Col. Freeman, M.A. 



Sir. G, Buclianan, M D., F.R.S. 



*E. J. Morshead, Esq., H.M.C.S. {For. Cor.). 



William Vanner, Esq., F.R.M.S. 



S. D. Waddy, Esq., Q.C., M.P. 



Rev. J. H. Rigs, D.D., Pres. Wes. Conf. 



H. Cadman Jones, Esq., M.A. 



Rev. W. Arthur. 



Rev. J. Angus, M.A., D.D. 



J. Bateman, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S. 

 *D. Howard, Esq., D.L., F.C.S. 



Professor H. A. Nicholson, M.D., F.R.S. E. 



Bisset Hawkins, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. 



The Bishop of Wakefield. 



Rev. F. W. Tremleti, D.C.L. 



Surg.-Gen. Gordon, M.D., C.B., Q.H.P. 



E.': officio. 



