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taching to them their proper names and localities : but the mea- 

 sures for completing these important operations were found to be 

 incompatible with the transfer of the cabinets to their new situations. 

 The Council, however, has been careful to provide for the re- 

 ception of such specimens as are not ) r et placed in the cabinets ; 

 and they have provided such places for storing them as will, they 

 trust, prevent confusion, and insure facility of access to them. 

 The Council has no doubt that the further measures necessary to 

 render the collections effectively useful, will be carried into exe- 

 cution without delay, by their successors in office. 



The Report having been read, it was Resolved, — 



1. That this Report be received. 



2. That the thanks of the Society be given to W. H. Fitton, M.D. 

 retiring from the office of President. 



3. That the thanks of the Society be given to Arthur Aikin, Esq. 

 Charles Lyell, Esq., and the Rev. A. Sedgwick, respectively re- 

 tiring from the office of Vice-presidents. 



4. That the thanks of the Society be given to Dr. Burton, retiring 

 from the office of Secretary. 



5. That the thanks of the Society be given to R. I. Murchison, 

 Esq., retiring from the office of Foreign Secretary. 



6. That the thanks of the Society be given to the Rev. W. D. 

 Conybeare, John Crawfurd, Esq., J. W. F. Herschel, Esq., 

 Henry Heuland, Esq., and Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, Bart., 

 retiring from the Council. 



7. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Decimus Burton, 

 Esq. for the valuable professional assistance which he has render- 

 ed, gratuitously, to the Society. 



The President then delivered the following Address from the chair. — 



Gentlemen of the Geological Society, 



You have heard in the report of your Council, that the favour of 

 the Government, through the cordial interference of the Royal 

 Society, has conferred upon us, since our last Anniversary, the 

 Apartments in which we have now the satisfaction of being assem- 

 bled. Having had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the 

 sentiments of the Council of the Royal Society upon this subject, 

 I am justified in assuring you, that the most anxious desire has 

 been expressed and acted upon by them, to promote the welfare 

 and advance the purposes of our Institution ; and I have the satis- 

 faction of adding, that the mark of approbation v/ith which the 

 Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have honoured us, in this 

 instance, is supported by similar proofs of confidence in other de- 

 partments of the public service. 



The best return for these marks of approbation, will be to con- 



