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of this great and desirable system of water supply, restoring it to 

 what it was at the time of Solomon, things would have been very 

 different in the city of Jerusalem from that day down to the- 

 present. But we have had this evening a sufficient illustration of 

 the character of Turkish rule in Jerusalem, and, I may say, in 

 almost every part of the world where it is predominant. If 

 British i"ule had been adopted there, things would have been, 

 different in this city, and I venture to say we should have had 

 a proper water supply and an efficient system of drainage. Let 

 us hope that the day may come. We know that the inhabitants 

 would welcome the British suzerainty and authority there to carry 

 out woi"ks, instead of the works that are carried out now under 

 the Sultan's authority. 



I will now call on you to pass a hearty vote of thanks tO' 

 Sir Charles Wilson for his address, illustrated as it has been by a 

 very interesting series of photographic pictures. 



Dr. Pinches. — I have much pleasure in seconding the vote of 

 thanks that has been proposed by Professor Hull to Sir Charles 

 Wilson for his interesting address. 



[The vote of thanks was then put to the Meeting and carried bj 

 acclamation.] 



Rev. F. A. Walker, D.D. — Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen : 

 I have been entrusted with the very pleasing duty of proposing a 

 hearty vote of thanks to our President, Sir George Stokes. We are 

 all aware how often he comes among us from Cambridge, probably 

 constantly leaving his other pressing duties to do so. It needs no 

 words of mine to denote how we value the privilege of having him 

 for our President as one of the leaders in physical and experi- 

 mental science. Long may he continue with us to help us, and to 

 lead us all more towai'ds the light. 



Rev. John Tdckwell. — I have great pleasure in seconding the 

 resolution which has just been proposed, for no more fitting 

 President of such an Institute could be found. It is a source of 

 strength to us in the work we do in connection with it, to have one 

 so eminently scientific and of such acknowledged eminence as Sir 

 George Stokes pi-esiding over us, and at the same time occupying a 

 position which enables us justly to say, accoi-ding to the principles 

 of our Institute, that there is no contradiction between the voice' 

 of science and the voice of divine inspiration concei-ning truth of 

 every sort and kind. 



