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conferred by the Geological Society on Capt. Cautley and Dr. Fal- 

 coner, would not only encourage and stimulate them to fresh exer- 

 tions, but inspire others among our countrymen in India with a 

 desire to cultivate Geology and its kindred sciences. 

 It was afterwards resolved : — 



1. That the thanks of this Society be given to Sir Philip deMalpas 

 Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P., retiring from the office of Vice-President. 

 Mr. Whewell and Mr. Murchison, by whom this motion was proposed 

 and seconded, felt that they expressed only the sentiment of every 

 Fellow of the Society, in declaring their deep regret at being pre- 

 vented from including in the motion the name of Dr. Turner, who 

 had been one of the Vice-Presidents, but whose loss the Society had 

 then to deplore. 



2. That the thanks of this Society be given to Sir Alexander 

 Crichton, M.D., William John Hamilton, Esq., Viscount Oxraantown, 

 and Lieut.-Co!, W. H. Sykes, retiring from the Council. 



On the balloting glasses having been duly closed, the scrutineers 

 reported that the following gentlemen had been duly elected the Offi- 

 cers and Council for the ensuing year: — 



OFFICERS. 



PRESIDENT. 

 Rev. William Whewell, M.A. F.R.S. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 



Rev. W. Buckland, D.D. F.R.S. & L.S. Professor of Geology and 



Mineralogy in the University of Oxford. 

 William Henry Fitton, M.D. F.R.S. & L.S. 

 George Bellas Greenough, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. 

 Roderick Impey Murchison, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. 



SECRETARIES. 



Robert Hutton, Esq. M.R.I.A. 



John Forbes Royle, M.D. F.L.S. Professor of Materia Medica and 

 Therapeutics in King's College, London. 



FOREIGN SECRETARY. 



H. T. De la Beche, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. 



TREASURER. 

 John Taylor, Esq. F.R.S. 



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