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very likely an excellent experiment. The body to whom Mr. Macleod 

 seemed to have replied in an encouraging fashion, was wholly devoted 

 to that plan ; the excellent speech of the mover of this vote was 

 devoted to its support. Considering the position and weight of this 

 Society, he thought the meeting must take care, that they did not 

 rashly and incautiously commit themselves to any opinions by voting 

 thanks to Mr. Macleod for a particular address, without knowing 

 exactly what Mr. Macleod said. He confessed to an imperfect recol- 

 lection on the subject at this distance of time. He was far from wish- 

 ing to throw cold water on the motion, he only suggested that they 

 should have Mr. Macleod's address before them. 



Mr. Campbell then moved as an amendment : 



" That previously to putting this motion, Mr. Macleod's address to 

 which it refers, be laid on the table." 



Mr. Blanford would have preferred that Mr. Campbell's amendment 

 should be seconded by some other member of the Society, but it was 

 so manifestly desirable, that the meeting should be prepared by a full 

 knowledge of the tenor of Mr. Macleod's address, to discuss the Coun- 

 cil's resolution, and the important questions opened up by the Chair- 

 man in connection therewith, that he could not but support Mr. 

 Campbell's proposition, and he Avould therefore second it ; and if 

 carried, he would procure copies of the address in question for circula- 

 tion to the members, in anticipation of the next meeting of the 

 Society. 



The Chairman explained that the remarks with which he intro- 

 duced the resolution, were intended to give expression to his own 

 individual opinion on the subject of the Hon'ble Mr. Macleod's reply, 

 but that the wording of the resolution was general, and would not 

 commit the Society to the extent that was apprehended. 



Mr. Grote replied that the wording of the resolution was general, 

 and had purposely been made so by the Council, with a view to avoid 

 pledging the Society to a support of the views on the educational 

 question contained in Mr. Macleod's reply. He would, with the 

 Chairman's permission, read the resolution again to the meeting. 



Mr. Phear said, that Mr. Grote had referred to the words of the reso- 

 lution as sufficient of themselves to explain the full extent of the vote, 

 which the meeting was asked to come to. Mr. Phear, who had not 



