GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, FEB. 19, 1847. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



In laying before the Geological Society of London their Annual Re- 

 port for the past year, the Council have the satisfaction of being 

 enabled to announce that their numbers still continue to increase, 

 thereby affording satisfactory evidence of the continued interest felt 

 in the progress of geological science and in the Society over whose 

 welfare they preside. 



During the year 1846, 29 new Fellows have been elected, and 

 have paid their admission-fees and contributions, besides 3 who had 

 been elected in former years, but had not paid their admission-fees, 

 making, with the addition of one Foreign Member, an increase of 

 33 new Members. During the same period there were 9 deaths and 

 13 resignations, making a decrease of 22 to be deducted from 33, 

 and showing a total increase of 11 in the numbers of the Society 

 during the past year, and raising its number from 883 to 894. 



During the year 1846 a slight excess of expenditure over income 

 was incurred, to the amount of £11 14^. 9c?. This must be solely 

 attributed to the expense of preparing the Catalogue of the Library, 

 having greatly exceeded the sum allowed in the estimates of the pre- 

 ceding year. 



The number of living compounders has increased during the past 

 year from 123 to 128, one compounder having died and six compo- 

 sitions having been received during that period, all of which, in ac- 

 cordance with the established practice of the Society, have been in- 

 vested in the funds. The total amount received from these 128 

 compounders in lieu of annual contributions has been £4032, and 

 the estimated value of the funded property of the Society has been 

 raised from £2961 55. Qd. (the amount stated last year) to 

 £3150 55. 6c?., the price of Consols having remained the same, viz. 94. 



The Council have to announce that a donation of £5 to the So- 

 ciety from Sir Thos. Philipps has been appropriated towards defraying 

 the Library expenses. 



They have also to announce, that, in compliance with the often-re- 

 peated wishes of many Members, they have caused a Catalogue of 

 the Library, including the Charts and Maps, to be prepared, and that 

 it has been completed since the last Anniversaiy. They trust that 

 the assistance and convenience thereby afforded to those who avail 



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