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dure to be followed in consequence of Professor Foebes's continued indisposition ; and having 

 been apprised that such an improvement had taken place in Professor Foebes's health as to 

 warrant strong hopes of his being able to return to Edinburgh, and to business, in the course 

 of next year ; and being also well satisfied with the manner in which the duties of the Se- 

 cretaryship have been discharged in his absence, the Council had resolved to recommend to 

 the Society that the arrangement of the past Session should be continued for another year. 



That the Council having been further informed that Professor Foebes had intimated 

 that he could not accept the usual salary of office for last year, they resolved also to recom- 

 mend that Mr Wilson be requested to accept the said salary for his services during the 

 preceding Session, and to grant the continuance of these services for the present Session 

 upon the same terms. 



The above recommendations were then unanimously adopted and confirmed by the 

 General Meeting of the Society. 



Memorandum. — December 19, 1853. — At the Ordinary Meeting of this date, the Acting 

 General Secretary, on the part of the Council, stated that Dr Geoege Buist of Bombay had 

 been duly elected a Fellow of the Society in the Session of 1845-6, but had not been enrolled 

 in consequence of his absence in India, where he had, until very recently, resided ; that an- 

 ticipating only a short residence in India after his intended return thither, he was desirous 

 to become a resident Fellow of the Society, and that the Council, having taken into consi- 

 deration the circumstances of the case, had agreed to recommend that Dr BuiST be enrolled 

 on payment of the usual admission-money, and the annual subscription for the current Session 

 without the exaction of arrears. 



Whereupon it was moved by Dr Geeville, seconded by James Cunningham, Esq., 

 and unanimously agreed to, " That Dr BuiST having been duly elected a Fellow of this 

 Society in the Session of 1845-6, during his absence in India, be now received as an Ordi- 

 nary Resident Member on payment of his entrance money, and annual contribution for the 

 current Session." 



Monday, November 27, 1854. 



At a Statutory General Meeting, Principal Lee, 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, V __. _ 



* r i J Vice-Presidents. 



Dr Christison, 



Dr Alison, 



Hon. Lord Murray, 



Professor Forbes, General Secretary. 



Dr Gregory, 

 Dr Balfour, 



I Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings. 



