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years. He served as Vice-President for four years, and we count it as one of 
the distinctions of the Society in our time that he held the office of our 
President for five years. Thus, not merely for the lustre reflected from his 
high reputation in science, but for the personal service which he so willingly 
and effectively rendered in the conduct of its business, the Royal Society 
gratefully and affectionately cherishes his memory. 
But, great as was his position in scientific discovery, it is within the 
personal knowledge of most of us that in character he was equally great. 
His was an ideal life, dedicated throughout to the sublime science for which 
he did so much, and during many years happy in the devoted companionship 
and co-operation that eased, and at the same time stimulated, the arduous 
work of a solitary astronomer. | 
Dr. Lupwia Monp will be remembered not only for his eminence in 
chemistry, which was recognised by his election into this Society, but for the 
indomitable courage and sagacity with which he brought his discoveries into 
successiul practical operation on a commercial scale, and not less for the 
well-considered and large-hearted liberality wherewith he dispensed the 
wealth which rewarded his success. The Royal Society has good cause to 
cherish his memory as that of a genial Member who took an active 
interest in its affairs, affording it at all times the benefit of his business ~ 
experience, and ever ready to aid financially any of its enterprises which 
seemed to him to stand in need of assistance. By his will also he has left 
a munificent benefaction whereby the Society will ultimately be enriched. 
The other deceased Fellows on the Home List are Dr. Shelford Bidwell, 
Sir Robert Giffen, the Rev. Robert Harley, Mr. John B. N. Hennessey, 
Dr. Sydney Ringer, Mr. Edward Saunders, Sir Charles Todd, and 
Mr. C. Greville Williams. | 
The Report of the Council now presented to the Fellows contains a record 
of the main features of the work of the Society for the past year. To one or 
two parts of this work I wish to make brief allusion. It will be seen that, 
acting on the recommendation of the President and Council of the Society, 
the Government of this country has agreed to continue its subscription to the 
International Association of Seismology for six years more, up to the end of 
March, 1916. This prolongation of the adhesion of Great Britain is eminently 
desirable, in order that time may be allowed for the consideration of the best 
means of securing effective international co-operation in seismological obser- 
vation and enquiry. In this branch of science our country has a special 
interest, for it was here that modern observational seismology was begun 
many years ago, and that the first network of observing and registering - 
