Vice-Presidents. 



PROCEEDINGS OF STATUTORY GENERAL MEETINGS. 791 



Monday, 28th November 1870. 



At a Statutory General Meeting, Dr Christison, President, in the Chair, the Minutes 

 of the Statutory Meeting of 22d November 1869 were read and confirmed. 



The following Office-Bearers were elected for 1870-71 : — 



Professor Christison, M.D., D.C.L., President. 



His Grace the Duke of Argyll, Honorary Vice-President. 



David Milne Home, LL.D., 



Professor Kelland, 



The Hon. Lord Neaves, 



Professor Sir William Thomson, 



William Eorbes Skene, Esq., 



Principal Sir Alex. Grant, Bart., J 



Dr John Hutton Balfour, General Secretary. 



Professor Tait, ") „ ■ . r _ .. _■_ t . 



_ > Secretaries to Ordinary Meetings. 



Professor Turner, J 



David Smith, Esq., Treasurer. 



Dr Maclagan, Curator of Library and Museum. 



COUNCILLORS. 



Dr James M'Bain, R.N. Rev. W. Lindsay Alexander, D.D. 



Dr William Robertson. Professor Eleeming Jenkin. 



Thomas Stevenson, Esq., C.E. Professor Wyville Thomson, LL.D. 



Dr Handyside. James Donaldson, LL.D. 



Archibald Geikie, Esq. Dr Thomas R. Eraser. 



Professor A. Crum Brown. Dr Arthur Gamgee. 



The Treasurer gave in his annual printed Pieport, certified by the Auditor. 



George Auldjo Jamieson, Esq., was elected Auditor for the year 1870-71. 



The Secretary stated that the Council had memorialised the First Lord of H. M. Treasury 

 relative to the establishment of a Chair of Geology in the University of Edinburgh, for which 

 Sir Roderick Murchison had offered the sum of L.6000. The memorial was laid on the 

 table. 



The Secretary intimated that, in conformity with the request of the Council, David 

 Milne Home, Esq., had kindly consented to give the Opening Address on Monday, 5th 

 December. 



The Secretary reported as follows : — 



Number of Ordinary Eellows at November 1869, 

 New Eellows, 1869-70, 



Deduct — Deceased, 5 ; resigned, 2, 

 Number of Ordinary Eellows at November 1870, 



(Signed) 



. 



303 



. 



30 



Total, 



333 





7 



• 



326 



Philip Kelland, 



Vice-President 



