GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, FEB. 16, 1849. 

 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



In presenting to the Geological Society of London their Annual Re- 

 port for the past year, the Council have the satisfaction of announ- 

 cing, that notwithstanding the late pecuniary embarrassment by which 

 they regret to find that almost all the scientific bodies of London 

 have been more or less materially affected, the numbers of this So- 

 ciety have only been reduced by 3 during that period. 



The following statement shows the changes which have taken 

 place during the past year : new Fellows elected, who have paid their 

 admission-fees, 1 7 ; Fellows elected in former years, who have paid 

 this year, 5 ; Foreign Member, 1 ; total 23. On the other hand, 

 there have been deaths, including one Foreign Member and one Ho- 

 norary Member, 17; and resignations 9, total 26. Deducting the 

 increase 23 from the decrease 26, we have a diminution of 3, thereby 

 reducing the numbers of the Society during the year 1848 from 897 

 to 894. 



The excess of income over expenditure during the past year has 

 been 5^238 7s. 5d. This has been mainly owing to the diminution 

 of expense in the publication of the Journal, amounting to nearly 

 58 100; to the office of Curator having been vacant during nine 

 months, making a difference of £97 IO5. ; and to the receipt of 

 an unexpected sum of £46 for Transactions, in consequence of the 

 great reduction in their price. 



The number of living compounders at the close of 1847 was 130 ; 

 it has been increased during the past year to 131 ; during this period 

 one compounder has died, and two Fellows have compounded, whose 

 compositions, together with one received in 1847 too late to be funded 

 during that year, have been invested in the funds. The total amount 

 received from these 131 compounders has been £4126 \0s. The 



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