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ley, M.A. ; Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, M.A. ; Richard Owen, 

 Esq.; Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, M.A. ; Lieut.Col. William 

 Reid, R.E. ; Peter Mark Roget, M.D. ; Charles Wheatstone, Esq. 



The thanks of the Society were given to the Scrutators for their 

 trouble in examining the lists. 



On the motion of Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., seconded by 

 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, it was resolved, that the respectful 

 thanks of the Society be given to Lord John Russell, F.R.S., for 

 the intention which he has announced of recommending to Her 

 Majesty, to grant to the Royal Society, and to confide to the discre- 

 tion of the Council, the sum of One Thousand Pounds annually as 

 an encouragement for the promotion of Science, and that the Pre- 

 sident be requested to convey to Lord John Russell, the sense en- 

 tertained by the Society, as well as by the Council, of His Lordship's 

 zeal thus manifested for the benefit of Science. 



The following is a statement of the Receipts and Expenditure 

 during the past year : — 



Statement of the Receipts and Payments of the Royal Society between 

 Nov. 29, 1848, and Nov. 29, 1849. 



RECEIPTS. 



£ 5. d. 



Balance in the hands of the Treasurer at the last Audit . . 484 13 1 



Weekly Contributions, at one shilling 46 16 



Annual Contributions at £4 1084 



1130 16 



18 Admission Fees 180 



1 Composition for Annual Payments at £60 60 



4 Compositions for Annual Payments at £40 160 



One year's rent of estate at Mablethorpe : due 



at Michaelmas 1848 125 



One year's Income Tax 3 13 



• 121 7 



One year's rent of estate at Acton : due at 



Michaelmas 1849 70 



One year's Income Tax 2 10 



67 19 2 



One year'^5 Fee farm rent of lands in Sussex : 



due at Michaelmas 1849 19 4 



Two Years' rent from Royal College of Phy- 

 sicians 6 



Carried forv/ard 



2229 193 



