GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



ANNUAL GENEBAL MEETING, FEB. 21, 1862. 



EEPOET OF THE COUKCIL. 



The Council of the Geological Society, in presenting their Annual 

 Report to the Pellows, have gTeat satisfaction in pointing out the 

 increasing numbers and general usefulness of the Society. 



They have, in common with the entire nation, to lament the loss of 

 H.R.H. the Prince Consort, one of our extraordinary Members, from 

 the small number of whom we have also lost H.M. King Frederick 

 William IV. of Prussia. 



In all, the Society has lost by death twenty- seven, some of 

 whom were among the oldest and most highly honoured of its 

 Members. But during the past year forty new Pellows have been 

 elected, thirty-four of whom have duly paid their fees, which, with 

 eight previously elected, who have since paid their admission-fees, 

 makes up the considerable number of forty-two new Pellows. 



The resignation of three persons has been accepted. Two Poreign 

 Members have died during the past year, and the place of one of 

 them has been filled by the election of a new Member. The total 

 number of PeUows at the close of 1860 was 922 ; at the close of 

 1861, 939. 



During the years 1860 and 1861, some heavy special expenses 

 have been incurred, by order of the Council, which have been 

 defrayed out of a special source of income, viz. the Bequest-fund, 

 of which £500 have been drawn, leaving a balance of .£300 yet 

 undrawn. Taking these unusual sources of income and expenditure 

 into account, the Income of the Society for the past year has ex- 

 ceeded the Expenditure by the sum of .£125 3s. 8cZ. 



The amount of the Punded property of the Society is .£4350. 



Among the imusual items of expenditure may be cited the 

 donation of .£70 to Mr. Kichols, the Society's late clerk, authorized 

 by the General ^Meeting ; £50 ordered by the Council towards the 



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