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himself also published a remarkable discovery with regard to the 

 Chitons. In the shells of many genera and species of these molluscs 

 he has detected highly developed eyes, of which he has described the 

 minute structure. 



The Davy Medal for the year 1832 was awarded by the Council to 

 Professors Mendelejeff and Lothar Meyer conjointly, " For their 

 Discovery of the Periodic Relations of the Atomic Weights." This 

 relation, now known as the " Periodic Law/' has attracted great 

 attention on the part of chemists, and has even enabled Professor 

 Mendelejeff to predict the properties of elements at the time un- 

 known, but since discovered, such as Gallium for instance. 



But while recognising the merits of chemists of other nations we 

 are not to forget our own countrymen ; and accordingly the Davy 

 Medal for the present year has been awarded to Mr. John A. R. 

 Newlands for his discovery of the Periodic Law of the Chemical 

 Elements. Though in the somewhat less complete form in which 

 the law was enunciated by him, it did not at the time attract the 

 attention of chemists, still in so far as the work of the two foreign 

 chemists above mentioned was anticipated, the priority belongs to 

 Mr. Newlands. 



The Statutes relating to the election of Council and Officers were 

 then read, and Professor Clifton and General Walker having been, 

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

 the Fellows present were taken, and the following were declared duly 

 elected as Council and Officers for the ensuing year: — 



President. — Professor George Gabriel Stokes, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D. 



Treasurer.— John Evans, D.C.L., LL.D. 



J Professor Michael Foster, M.A., M.D. 

 Secretaries.— j The Lord Rayleigll> M A ? J).C.h. 



Foreign Secretary. — Professor Alexander William Williamson, LL.D. 

 Other Members of the Council. 



Sir William Bowman, Bart., M.D. ; Henry Bowman Brady, 

 F.L.S., F.G.S.; Professor Arthur Cayley, D.C.L., LL.D.; W. T. 

 Thiselton Dyer, MA. ; Professor David Ferrier, M.A., M.D. ; Edward 

 Frankland, D.C.L. ; Arthur Gamgee, M.D. ; Professor Joseph Henry 

 Gilbert, M.A. ; Professor John W. Judd, P.G.S. ; Professor Herbert 

 McLeod, F.I.C. ; William Pole, Mus. Doc. ; William Henry Preece, 

 M.I.C.E. ; Admiral Sir George Henry Richards, K.C.B. ; Professor 

 Arthur William Riicker, M.A.. ; the Earl of Rosse, D.C.L. , LL.D.; Sir 

 Bernhard Samuelson, Bart., M.I.C.E. 



The thanks of the Society were given to the Scrutators. 



