ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING* 



Mr. W. H. Hudleston, V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair. 



The following election was announced : — 

 Member :-- Richard Bangay, Esq., M.D. 



The Chairman then called on the Secretary, Professor Hull, 

 F.R.S., to read his communication. 



ON DB. NANSENS BATHYMETBICAL RE SEA BC HE 8 

 IN THE ABC TIG OCEAN AS COMB ABED WITH 

 THOSE ON THE ATLANTIC COAST OF EUBOBE. 

 By Professor E. Hull, LL.D., F.R.S., Secretary. 



Professor Hull. — Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I 

 must ask your indulgence if I am not in very good condition for 

 the address which I am about to give, because I am only just 

 recovering from rather a troublesome and weakening malady. But 

 I have also to explain why it is I address you at all this evening. 

 On the programme for the Session a paper by Dr. Peebles of 

 America was down, on a most important subject, that of Immortality, 

 and Dr. Peebles intimated that he intended to be present to read it. 

 We waited until the last day on which it was necessary to send out 

 notices of the paper, for the paper of Dr. Peebles, but neither the 

 paper or its author arrived until to-day. I believe Dr. Peebles is 

 here, and I am sure as an old and respected Member of the In- 

 stitute, we all welcome him from across the Atlantic. (Applause.) 

 However, I had to fill the gap ; and having had the pleasure of 



* Monday, April 3rd, 1905. 



