ANNUAL REPORT. XIU 



1853. 



Nova Scotia by Sir Charles Lyell and Mr. Dawson, by Prof. J. 



Wyman : with Notes on the same, by Prof. R. Owen, F.G.S. 

 January 1 9th. — Notice of a Batrachoid Fossil from British Coal-shale 



in the Museum of the Earl of Enniskillen, by Prof. R. Owen, F.G.S. 

 February 2nd. — On the Geology of the Himalayas in the Vicinity of 



Subatoo, by Major Vicary; communicated by Sir R. I. Murchison, 



F.G.S. 

 On the Gold Fields of Victoria, by G. H. Wathen, 



Esq. ; communicated by P. N. Johnson, Esq., F.G.S. 



After the Reports had been read, it was resolved, — 



That they be received and entered on the Minutes of the Meeting; 



and that such parts of them as the Council shall think fit be printed 



and distributed among the Fellows. 

 It was afterwards resolved, — 



1 . That the thanks of the Society be given to William Hopkins, 

 Esq., retiring from the office of President. 



2. That the thanks of the Society be given to R. A. C. Austen, 

 Esq., G. B. Greenough, Esq., and S. V. Wood, Esq., retiring from 

 the office of Vice-President. 



3. That the thanks of the Society be given to J. C. Moore, Esq., 

 retiring from the office of Secretary. 



4. That the thanks of the Society be given to Prof. Ansted, Prof. 

 Graham, Prof. Ramsay and W. W. Smyth, Esq., retiring from the 

 Council. 



After the Balloting Glasses had been duly closed, and the lists 

 examined by the Scrutineers, the following gentlemen were declared 

 to have been duly elected the Officers and Council for the ensuing 

 year : — 



OFFICERS. 



PRESIDENT. 

 Prof. E. Forbes, F.R.S. and L.S. 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 



Sir Charles Lyell, F.R.S. and L.S. 



John Carrick Moore, Esq., M.A. 



Prof. R. Owen, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S. and L.S. 



Lieut.-Col. Portlock, R.E., F.R.S. 



SECRETARIES. 



R. A. C. Austen, Esq., B.A., F.R.S. 

 William John Hamilton, Esq. 



