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On the motion of the Marquis of Northampton, seconded by 

 Sir Harry Inglis, Bart., the best thanks of the Society were ten- 

 dered to the President for his excellent Address, and his Lordship 

 was requested to permit the same to be printed and circulated to 

 the Society. 



The Statutes relating to the election of Officers and Council ha- 

 ving been read, and Mr. Spence and Mr. Yates having, with the 

 consent of the Society, been nominated Scrutators, the votes of the 

 Fellows present were collected. 



The following Noblemen and Gentlemen were reported duly 

 elected Officers and Council for the ensuing year : — 



President— The Earl of Rosse, K.P., M.A. 



Treasurer. — Lieut.-Col. Edward Sabine, R.A. 



cr ^ . f Samuel Hunter Christie, Esq., M.A. 

 '^^""^"''^-l Thomas Bell, Esq. 



Foreign Secretary. — Captain W. H. Smyth, R.N. 



Other Members of the Council, — John Joseph Bennett, Esq.; 

 William Bowman, Esq. ; Sir Benjamin Collins I3rodie, Bart. ; The 

 Rev. Professor Challis, M.A. ; Lieut.-General Sir H. Douglas, Bart., 

 G.C.B. ; Sir P. de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart. ; John Forbes, M.D. ; 

 Marshall Hall, M.D.; Gideon A. Mantell, Esq., LL.D.; Professor 

 W. Hallows Miller, M.A. ; Sir R. Impey Murchison, M.A. ; Richard 

 Phillips, Esq.; Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, M.A. ; George 

 Rennie, Esq. ; Edward Solly, Esq. ; Lord Wrottesley. 



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

 trouble in examining the lists. 



The President appointed the following gentlemen Vice-Presidents 

 of the Society v — Col. Sabine, R.A., Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 

 Bart., Sir P. de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., Sir R. I. Murchison, 

 Right Hon. Sir Frederick Pollock, and George Rennie, Esq. 



The following is a statement of the Receipts and Expenditure 

 during the past year : — 



