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retire from the duties of his office. A distinguished officer, however, 

 had consented to undertake the labours of the office, and he felt confi- 

 dent that the Meeting would congratulate themselves when he named 

 Colonel Francklin. 



Colonel Strover seconded the motion ; which was carried unani- 

 mously. 



The Meeting then proceeded to ballot for the Officers and Council for 

 the ensuing year; Andrew Macklew, Esq., and W. Newnham, Esq., 

 were appointed Scrutineers. Professor Horace Hayman Wilson, was 

 elected Director of the Society; and Colonel W. Francklin, Librarian, 

 the other Officers were re-elected. The following gentlemen were 

 elected into the Council, in the place of the eight who had retired :— -= 

 The Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone ; the Right Hon. Henry Ellis; 

 Sir Graves Haughton ; Colonel John Briggs ; John Francis Davis, 

 Esq. ; Charles Elliot, Esq. ; William Newnham, Esq, : and William, 

 Oliver, Esq. 



