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Cauchy : nearly two hundred pages of this work are printed, which 

 are altogether confined to generalities, whose applications were 

 destined to form the subject of a second and concluding section : 

 those who are acquainted with the other works of Poisson will be 

 best able to appreciate the irreparable loss which optical science 

 has sustained in the non-completion of such a work from the hands 

 of such a master. 



The Statutes relating to elections were then read by the Secre- 

 tary. 



Joseph Smith, Esq. and Archibald John Stephens, Esq., were 

 appointed Scrutators to assist the Secretaries in examining the 

 balloting lists. 



The ballot was then taken, and Dr. Roget, on the part of the 

 Scrutators, reported the following gentlemen as being duly elected 

 Officers and Council for the ensuing year : 



President. — The Marquis of Northampton. 



Treasurer. — Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., M.A. 



Secretaries. — Peter Mark Roget, M.D. ; 



Samuel Hunter Christie, Esq., M.A. 



Foreign Secretary. — John Frederic Daniell, Esq. 



Other Members of the Council. — George Biddell Airy, Esq., M.A., 

 A.R. ; Sir John Barrow, Bart. ; Thomas Bell, Esq. ; William 

 Thomas Brande, Esq. ; Richard Bright, M.D. ; Sir Benjamin 

 Brodie, Bart. ; The Earl of Burlington ; Bryan Donkin, Esq. ; 

 William Henry Fitton, M.D. ; Edward Forster, Esq. ; The Very 

 Rev. the Dean of Ely, D.D. ; Richard Phillips, Esq. ; The Rev. 

 Baden Powell; Major Edward Sabine, R.A. ; Lieut. -Col. Wil- 

 liam H. Sykes ; Rev. Robert Willis, M.A. 



The Thanks of the Meeting were given to the Scrutators for their 

 trouble in examining the lists. 



The following is the statement with respect to the Receipts and 

 Payments of the Society during the preceding year, which was laid 

 on the table by the Treasurer : — 



Statement of the Receipts and Payments of the Royal Society between 

 Nov, 28, 1839, and Nov, ^8, 1840. 



Receipts : — £ s. d. 



Balance in the hands of the Treasurer at the last Audit . . 1808 9 7 

 27 Weekly Contributions, at one shilling .... 70 4 



184 Quarterly Contributions 697 



767 4 



Carried forward. , 2575 13 7 



