354 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Treasurer's Account was read (p. 356) by Dr. Beale, F.E.S., who 

 said that the oiBce of Treasurer had been one which imposed upon him a 

 very simple, easy, and pleasant duty, the accounts being in a very satis- 

 factory state ; he might, indeed, say that it had almost become a sinecure, 

 owing to the careful way in which the books had been kept by their Assistant 

 Secretary, Mr. West. He would only remark that it was to be hoped that all 

 the Fellows of the Society would endeavour to get as many others to join it 

 as possible, as they wanted more funds, which they could use in a very 

 satisfactory manner. 



A motion for the adoption of the Treasurer's Eeport, together with a 

 vote of thanks to him for his services, was moved by Dr. Millar, seconded 

 by Mr. Glaisher, and carried unanimously. 



The Report of the Council was read (p. 355). 



The adoption of the Eeport was moved by Mr. Hardingham, seconded 

 by Mr. Guimaraens, and carried unanimously. 



The President then read his Annual Address (p, 185), the latter portion 

 being illustrated upon the screen by means of the limelight lantern. 



Mr. Glaisher said he rose with great pleasure to proj^ose to the meeting 

 that their best thanks be given to their President for the most admirable 

 address to which they had just been listening. It was an address which had 

 been interesting from beginning to end, opening out as it did so many 

 suggestions for new researches, all of which were well worth following out 

 by those who were able to do so. He did not need to dwell upon the merits 

 of this address, for it was obvious to every one in that room that their 

 President had been working earnestly to elucidate the questions upon 

 which be had touched, and it was sincerely to be hoped that at a future 

 time they would be permitted to hear the results of a continuance of his 

 labours. 



Mr. A. D. Michael said they had all known for a long time something of 

 the extreme thoroughness and patience with which Dr. Dallinger carried 

 out his work when engaged in researches such as those which he had 

 described, but he had never known of any example of it more marked than 

 was furnished by the subject of his address that evening. Accidents, such 

 as they had beard of, were unfortunately common to all research, and 

 though they were very depressing when they occurred, it was very gratify- 

 ing to know that the experiments were not in this case cut short before a 

 very important result had been attained. They were so well acquainted 

 with the great ability and perseverance of the President as to feel quite 

 certain that if human research could do it, the subject would be pursued 

 until a much more important result had been attained. He had much 

 pleasure in seconding the motion. 



The motion was then put to the meeting by Mr. Glaisher and carried 

 unanimously. 



The President, in acknowledging the vote, said that he had, on his own 

 part, to thank the Fellows for the honour of his re-election, with reference 

 to which he could only say that he would pledge himself to do his very best 

 in the position they had again called upon him to occupy. 



Mr. Crisp moved that the thanks of the Society be given to the Scru- 

 tineers and Auditors for their services, and Dr. Millar having seconded 

 the motion, it was carried unanimously. 



