ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 189 



The President then announced that the scrutineers reported that the 

 result of the ballot for President and Officers for the ensuing year was 

 as follows : — 



President— Rev. Samuel Haughton, M. D., F. T. C. D., F. R. S., 

 M.R.I.A., V. P. R. G.S.I. 



Vice-Presidents — William Andrews, M. R. I. A., F. R. G. S. I. ; 

 Robert Callwell, M. R. I. A., V. P. R. G. S. I. ; Alexander Carte, M. D., 

 F.R.C. S.I., F.L.S., M.R.I.A., F.R.G.S.L; C. P. Croker, M. D-, 

 M.R.I.A., F.R. G.S.I. 



Council— John Barker, M.D., F.R. C.S. I., M.R. LA.; F.R.G.S.L; 

 H. M. Barton, F. R. G. S. I. ; Edward H. Bennett, M. D., M. C, 

 F. R. C. S. I. ; W. B. Brownrigg, Ex. Sci. Sch. T. C. D., F. R. G. S. I. ; 

 George Dixon, F.R. G. S. I. ; John B. Doyle, F.R. G. S. I. ; John Good, 

 F. R. G. S. I. ; Maziere Johnston ; John J. Lalor, William Maziere, 

 David Moore, Ph. D., F. L. S., M.R. LA.; George Porte, M.R.I.A.; 

 Gilbert Sanders, M. R. I. A., F. R. G. S. I. 



Honorary Treasurer— R. P. Williams, M. R. I. A., F. R. G. S. I. 



Honorary Director oe Museum — Robert J. Montgomery. 



Honorary Secretaries — Robert M'Donnell, M. D., F.R. C.S. I., 

 M. R. I. A. ; William Archer. 



The outgoing President (Mr. Andrews) then rose, and said — 



It is not without sorrow and regret that I retire from the chair ; 

 but that regret becomes in a great measure mitigated by the knowledge 

 of the gentleman who is to succeed me — a gentleman who has been a 

 distinguished President of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland, and 

 is a Fellow of the University of Dublin, and of the Royal Society. 



Before further allusions, I wish, however, to be permitted to make 

 some remarks on the past and present position of the Society. It is 

 more than twenty years since the founders of the Society met, in a 

 small back room in Suffolk-street, and on the 2nd of March, 1838, com- 

 menced its regular meetings. Members increased, and. donations 

 poured in, until it was found necessary to hold the meetings and ar- 

 range the Museum in spacious apartments in Brunswick-street. Recol- 

 lections sadly crowd upon me, how, in that brief space of twenty-six 

 years, so many of the original members have passed away; but still 

 there are a few that from the earliest date joined in our labours, and 

 still continue firm adherents. 



In 1841 I was nominated one of your Honorary Secretaries. At 

 that time the transactions of the Society were of a popular, or rather, 

 I might say, its proceedings were of a puerile tendency. In my en- 

 deavours to form a basis of a more scientific position, I met with much 

 opposition, yet I was happy in having the confidence of the majority 

 of the members, and succeeded in those points I most desired. From 

 that time its progress was steady ; and its present position must assure 

 you, especially when we refer to the ballot of this evening, of the high 



