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UEroRT — 1877. 



The Council regret to state that Mr. Griffith has informed them that he is 

 desirous of -withdrawing from the office of Assistant General Secretary, -which 

 he has held for nearly sixteen years. 



The Council having carefully considered the steps expedient to be taken in 

 consequence of Mr. Griffith's proposed withdrawal, have resolved to select 

 Mr. J. E. H. Gordon, B.A., of Caius College, Cambridge, for nomination as 

 Assistant Secretary after the Dublin Meeting in 1878. The Council propose 

 that Mr. Gordon be requested to attend the present Meeting, and to assist 

 generally during the ensuing year. 



To cover his expenses during this preliminary period, the Council re- 

 commend that a grant of £100 be made to him. 



The following Foreign Men of Science, who had attended the Glasgow 

 Meeting, have been elected Corresponding Members : — 



Professor Cremona. 



Professor Eccker. 



Dr. B. A. Gould. 



Professor Hiickel. 



Professor Von Quintus Icilius. 



Dr. G. Jung. 



Dr. Lasaulx. 

 Professor P. D. Silva. 

 Baron Von Wrangcll. 

 Professor Wullner. 

 Dr. "W. J. Janssen. 



The Council have been informed that invitations for the Meeting in 1870, 

 or following years, will be presented from Swansea and Nottingham, and 

 from York for the year 1881, being the fiftieth anniversary of the British 

 Association, the first meeting of which was held in that city. 



The following are the names of Members of Council for the past year who, 

 in accordance with the regulations, are not eligible for re-election this year, 

 viz. : — 



Sir Rutherford Alcock. 

 Professor Flower. 

 Mr. Gassiot. 



Mr. Merrifield. 

 Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys. 



The Council recommend the re-election of the other ordinary Members of 

 Council, with the addition of the gentlemen whose names are distinguished 

 by an asterisk in the following list : — 



Abel, F. A., Esq., F.R.S. 

 *Barlow, W. H., Esq., F.R.S. 



BramweU, F. J., Esq., C.E., F.R.S. 



Cayley, Professor, F.R.S. 



De La Rue, "Warren, Esq., D.C.L., 

 F.R.S. 



Evans, J., Esq., F.R.S. 



Farr, Dr. W., F.R.S. 

 *Foster, Professor G. C, F.R.S. 



Froude, W., Esq., F.R.S. 

 *Grant, Lieut.-Col. J., C.B., F.R.S. 



Heywood, J., Esq., F.R.S. 



Houghton, Lord, F.R.S. 



Huggins, W., Esq., F.R.S. 



Maskelyne, Prof. N. S., M.A., F.R.S. 



Maxwell, Professor J. Clerk, F.R.S. 



Newton, Professor A., F.R.S. 



Ommaney, Admiral Sir E., C.B., 

 F.R.S. 



Pengelly, W., Esq., F.R.S. 



Prestwich, Professor J., F.R.S, 



Rolleston, Professor G., M.A., F.R.S. 



Eoscoc, Professor H. E., Ph.D., 

 F.R.S. 



Russell, Dr. W. J., F.R.S. 

 *Sandcrson, Professor Burdon, F.R.S. 



Smith, Professor H. J. S., F.R.S. 

 *Smyth, Warington W., Esq., F.R.S. 



