XV 
consist of persons eminently distinguished for science or literature. Its number 
shall not exceed Fifty-six, of whom Twenty may be British subjects, and Thirty- 
six may be subjects of foreign states. — 
XI. 
Personages of Royal Blood may be elected Honorary Fellows, without regard 
to the limitation of numbers specified in Law X. 
XT. 
Honorary Fellows may be proposed by the Council, or by a recommendation 
(in the form given below*) subscribed by three Ordinary Fellows; and in case 
the Council shall decline to bring this recommendation before the Society, it shall 
be competent for the proposers to bring the same before a General Meeting. The 
election shall be by ballot, after the proposal has been communicated viva voce 
from the Chair at one meeting, and printed in the circular for the meeting at 
which the Ballot is to take place. 
XTIL 
The election of Ordinary Fellows shall take place at the Ordinary Meetings of 
the Society. The election shall be by ballot, and shall be determined by a majo- 
rity of at least two-thirds of the votes, provided Twenty-four Fellows be present 
and vote. 
XIV. 
The Ordinary Meetings shall be held on the first and third Mondays of every 
month from November to June inclusive. Regular Minutes shall be kept of the 
proceedings, and the Secretaries shall do the duty alternately, or according to such 
agreement as they may find it convenient to make. 
XV. 
The Society shall from time to time publish its Transactions and Proceedings. 
For this purpose the Council shall select and arrange the papers which they shall 
* We hereby recommend 
for the distinction of being made an Honorary Fellow of this Society, declaring that each of us from 
our own knowledge of his services to (Literature or Science as the case may be) believe him to be 
worthy of that honour, 
(To be signed by three Ordinary Fellows.) 


Me 
To the President and Council of Royal Society 
of Edinburgh. 
VOL. XXII. 
Royal Personages. 
Recommendation 
of Honorary Fel- 
lows. 
Mode of Election. 
Election of Ordi- 
nary Fellows. 
Ordinary Meet- 
ings. 
The Transactions. 
