412 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
a Treasurer, and a Secretary of " the Society " appointed, and to be 
elected in manner hereinafter mentioned, and with reference to the 
said Articles of Agreement dated the 24th day of July, 1860, be- 
tween the said Commissioners and "the said Society," and so long as 
"the Society" shall hold and use or enjoy as aforesaid the said land 
mentioned in the same Articles of x\greement of the Commissioners at 
Kensington Gore in pursuance of the said arrangement, there shall be a 
Committee for regulating the amount to be retained by " the Society " in 
each year from the " Keceipts from the Gardens " for expenses. The 
said Council shall consist of fifteen members appointed and to be elected 
as hereinafter mentioned, whereof any five shall be a quorum. The said 
Committee shall be appointed as hereinafter mentioned. And We do 
hereby nominate and appoint or confirm Our well-beloved Consort His 
Eoyal Higimess Prince Albert, K.G., the said Earl Ducie, the said Bishop 
of Winchester, the said John Jackson Blandy, the said John Glutton, 
the said Charles Wentworth Dilke the younger, the said Charles Edmoiids, 
the said Septimus Holmes Godson, the said Henry Thomas Hope, the 
said John Lee, John Lindley, F.R.S., the said Henry Pownall, William 
Wilson Saunders, F.R.S., the said James Veitch the younger, and the 
said Robert Wrench (who constitute the present Council of " the Society," ) 
the Council. And We do hereby further nominate and appoint or confirm 
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort (now being President) the 
President, the said William Wilson Saunders (now being the Treasurer) 
the Treasurer, and the said John Lindley (now being the Secretary) the 
Secretary, of " the Society," (all and each of the aforesaid Councillors and 
Officers to continue in such their respective offices until the second 
Tuesday in the month of February, 1862 ; and as regards such of the 
said Councillors as shall not be balloted out from time to time as herein- 
after m^entioned, they shall continue in office until so balloted out). 
And We do also hereby nominate and appoint and confirm the said 
Earl Ducie, Bishop of Winchester, John Jackson Blandy, and Charles 
Wentworth Dilke (being the present four Vice-Presidents; to be the 
Vice-Presidents of " the Society," until some other persons shall be chosen 
in their respective rooms in the manner hereinafter mentioned. 
9. And with respect to the said Committee to bo appointed for 
regulating the amount to be retained by " the Society " for the expenses 
aforesaid from the " Receipts from the Gardens," We do hereby further 
declare and grant that such Committee shall consist of six persons, 
three of whom shall be appointed by the Commissioners, and three by 
the Council of " the Society," as hereinafter mentioned, and any three 
of such Committee shall form a quorum, so as one at least shall be a 
person appointed by the Commissioners and one appointed by "the 
Society." As vacancies occur in each year by death, incapacity, or 
resignation, such vacancies may be filled respectively by the Com- 
missioners and "the Society" respectively, according as the original 
appointments were made by them respectively. The Committee shall 
from time to time select one of those Committee-men who have been 
appointed by the Commissioners as Chairman of such Committee, which 
Chairman shall have the power of voting on all occasions equally with 
the other Committee-men for the time being acting ; and such Chairman, 
