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immortal, and must go on for ever, bestowing blessings on 

 mankind." 



Mr. William Gray, on rising, apologised for doing so, as he 

 was aware it was not the custom for one of the audience to 

 speak to the Presidential Address, and he promised he would 

 not in the present case depart from that honoured custom ; but 

 he could not refrain from congratulating the members on the 

 admirable, exhaustive, and instructive address to which they 

 had just had the pleasure of listening, and he would ask liberty 

 to move a resolution to the effect that it be embodied in full in 

 the Club's Proceedings. 



Canon Grainger spoke of the pleasure he had derived from 

 living over again perhaps the pleasantest part of his life while 

 following the President in his admirable discourse. 



The resolution, having been put to the meeting, was passed 

 by acclamation. 



Mr. G. Donaldson, one of the original members of the Club, 

 while testifying to the carefulness, and accuracy even in details, 

 with which the early years of the Club's history had been 

 brought before them, presumed it was his natural modesty that 

 had prevented the President from acknowledging himself the 

 author of one of the three important letters which he had read, 

 and from which the Club had sprung. 



The second meeting of the Session was held in the Museum, 

 on 20th December, when two communications were brought 

 forward. The first was by J. Starkie Gardner, Esq., F.G.S., 

 F.L.S., &c, of London. Owing to the unavoidable absence 

 of the President — Mr. Hugh Robinson, M.R.I.A.— the chair 

 was, on the motion of Mr. Lock wood, seconded by Mr. 

 G. Donaldson, taken by Mr. Wm. Gray, M.R.T.A. The 

 Chairman, after thanking the meeting for the honour they 

 had conferred upon him, said that he greatly regretted 

 that the author of the first paper had been prevented from 

 coming over to read it in person. Mr. Gardner had 

 previously favoured the Club with a valuable contribution 



