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doubt whether more praise was clue to liim for what had been done, 

 the actum, or for what was afterwards to be undertaken, ilie agsndum. 

 He would not detain the Meeting by entering into any remarks on tlie 

 subjects which had been just now touched on in so masterly a manner, 

 but would simply propose—" That the thanks of the Society are due, 

 and hereby given, to the Right Hon. Sir Alexander Johnston, the 

 Chairman of the Committee of Correspondence, for his Seport, and 

 that he be requested to reduce his observations to writing, in order that 

 they may be printed in the Society's Journal." 



General Boardman seconded the m.otion, which was carried unani- 

 mously. 



Sir A. Johnston expressed his satisfaction at receiving a vote of 

 thanks for his services, from persons so well! calculated to decide on 

 their utility 



Colonel Galloway moved a vote of thanks to the Council for their ser- 

 vices during the past year. He regretted that he vv^as but little able to 

 do justice to the resolution, but whoever looked at the ability and zeal 

 requisite to effect the objects which had this day been brought before 

 the Meeting, must admit that the Council not only deserved the thanks 

 of the Society, but of all mankind. 



Major Chase seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. 



The Right Hon. the President then rose, and said that they had now 

 come to that point in their proceedings, where he usually made such ob" 

 servations as occurred to him on the general state of the Society, and 

 tke proceedings of the past year. He must be permitted to express first 

 the lively satisfaction which he felt in witnessing so numerous an attend- 

 ance of members. When he saw that sufficiency of seats could scarce- 

 ly be found for the gentlemen who were anxious to witness the pro- 

 ceedings of the Anniversary Meeting, he could not but suppose that 

 the Society was exciting an increased interest. It had been truly re- 

 marked, that the Society had been instituted on broad and extensive 

 principles, analogous to those commercial principles which the 

 liberality and extended views of modern times had generat- 

 ed and sanctioned. Formerly it was declared, that we must consider 

 that trade the best, where the greatest quantity of commodities was 

 exported from this country, and the least imported. We then consi- 

 dered our interests as promoted by the depression of commercial ri- 

 vals. Juster principles had since been adopted and acted upon. We are 

 now sensible, from experience, that no part of the world can improve or 

 become prosperous, without extending an increase of wealth and pros- 

 perity to Great Britain. That none can suffer commercial reverses which 



