660 PROCEEDINGS OF STATUTORY GENERAL MEETINGS, 



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



J. T. Gibson-Craig, Esq. David Smith, Esq. James Cunningham, Esq. 



The Meeting then adjourned. 



(Signed) John Lee, V.P. 



Memorandum. — November 26, 1855. — At a Statutory General Meeting of this date, 



Professor Christison, V.P., in the Chair, the following Resolution was moved by the 



Treasurer, and unanimously adopted : — 



" 1. That it having been reported to the Royal Society by the Council, that Sir Thomas M. 

 Brisbane, the venerable and respected President of the Society, has instituted a Prize, to be called 

 " The Makdougall Brisbane Prize," to be awarded by the Council of the Society, in such manner 

 and for such purposes as shall be deemed most expedient for the promotion and advancement of science, 

 the Society takes the opportunity of the first meeting of the session to record the great satisfaction with 

 which it receives this proof of Sir T. M. Brisbane's continued zeal to promote the interests of science, 

 and its grateful sense of the confidence reposed by him in the Society, by conferring on the Council such 

 large and discretionary powers as to the mode of awarding the prize. 



" The Society has always viewed with pleasure the connection which has so long subsisted 

 between it and Sir T. M. Brisbane as its President, from which this Society has derived so much 

 benefit and so much honour; and it will henceforth consider the "Makdougall Brisbane Prize" as 

 a permanent and pleasing memorial of that connection. 



" 2. That a copy of the above resolution be sent to Sir Thomas M. Brisbane." 



Monday, November 24, 1856. 



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, 



Dr Christison, 



Dr Alison, 



Hon. Lord Murray, 



Professor Forbes, General Secretary. 



Dr Gregory, \ . . 



\ Secretaries to the Ordinary Meetings. 



Dr Balfour, J 



John Russell, Esq., Treasurer. 



Dr Douglas Maclagan, Curator of Library and Museum. 



COUNSELLORS. 

 Hon. B. F. Primrose. Dr Traill- 

 James Cunningham, Esq. Hon. Lord Neaves. 

 Dr Greville. Dr Thos. Anderson, Glasgow. 

 A. Keith Johnston, Esq. Rev. Dr Hodson. 

 Dr Maclagan. Robert Chambers, Esq. 

 Wm. Swan, Esq. J. T. Gibson-Craig, Esq. 



Vice-Presidents. 



