PROCEEDINGS, &c. 



Vice-Presidents. 



V Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings. 



Monday, November 28, 1853. 



At a Statutory General Meeting, Dr Christison, V.P., in the Chair, the following 

 Office-Bearers were duly elected : — 



Sir T. Makdougall Brisbane, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.H., President. 

 Sir D. Brewster, K.H., 

 Very Rev. Principal Lee, 

 Right Rev. Bishop Terrot, 

 Dr Christison, 

 Dr Alison, 

 Hon. Lord Murray, 

 Professor Forbes, General Secretary, 

 Dr Gregory, 

 Professor Smyth, 

 John Russell, Esq., Treasurer. 

 Dr Traill, Curator of Library and Instruments. 

 James Wilson, Esq., Curator of Museum. 



COUNSELLORS. 



Robert Chambers, Esq. Andrew Coventry, Esq. 



J. T. Gibson-Craig, Esq. Rev. Dr James Grant. 



William Swan, Esq. Rev. Professor Kelland. 



Prof. William Thomson. Dr George Wilson. 



Dr J. H. Bennett. Charles Maclaren, Esq. 



Dr J. H. Balfour. Rev. Dr Robert Lee. 



The following Committee was appointed to audit the Treasurer's accounts : — 



J. T. Gibson-Craig, Esq. Andrew Coventry, Esq. James Cunningham, Esq. 



The Meeting then adjourned. 



(Signed) John Lee, V.P. 



Memorandum. — November 28, 1853.* — At a Statutory General Meeting of this date, Dr 

 Christison, V.P., made a preliminary statement on the part of the Council to the following 

 effect : — 



That, as it appeared from a recent correspondence, that Professor Forbes considered 

 his former resignation of the office of General Secretary to stand good without any formal 

 renewal of it, the Council had taken into consideration the most advisable course of proce- 



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