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proceeomos at 1balf*$earl\> fiDeetm^ of 
Governors ano flDembers, 
HELD IN THE HALL OF THE ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY, 
20 HANOVER SQUARE. 
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1890. 
EARL CATHCART (TRUSTEE) IN THE CHAIR. 
Present : — 
Members of Council. — Messrs. J. H. 
Arkwright, J. Bowen-Jones, J. A. 
Caird, Percy E. Crutchley, C. de 
L. Faunce de Laune, S. P. Foster, 
W. Frankisb, A. Hainond, Col. Sir 
Nigel Kingscote, K.C.B. (Trustee), C. 
S. Mainwaring, Albert Pell, S. Row- 
landson, Martin J. Sutton, Sir Jacob 
Wilson. 
Members. — Messrs. A. Arkwrigbt, 
R. C. Assheton, George Barbam, 
Tbomas Bell, H. F. Cox, James 
Farmer, J. Kersley Fowler, W. W. 
Glenny, W. Hallifield, C. H. Hooper, 
Surgeon- Major Ince, M.D., Messrs. J. 
W. Kimber, E. Powell King, F. King, 
Charles Laurie, W. Lipscomb, J. R. 
Markby, R. Jasper More, M.P., J. B. 
Paynter, Rev. T. B. Paynter, Messrs. 
F. Proctor, R. Henry Rew, E. Riley, 
E. S. Rodd, W. Barrow Simonds 
(Foundation Life Governor), Clement 
Stepbenson, Thomas Stirton, Leonard 
Sutton, John Thornton, H. J. Tolle- 
mache, M.P., Howard Thomas, F. 
Walker-Jones, Dr. H. J.Webb, Messrs. 
John White, G. D. Yeoman. 
Officers. — Mr. Ernest Clarke, Secre- 
tary and Editor ; Mr. E. W. Voelcker, 
Acting Consulting Chemist. 
Earl Cathcart, in taking the chair, 
said he was there by desire of the 
Council to take the place of their 
President, who was unhappily absent 
owing to a most grievous affliction. 
He was quite sure that the President 
would have all their sympathies. 
The half-yearly report of the Coun- 
cil [see page 824] having been iaken as 
read, the Chairman said he would 
simply glanceat the salient features of 
the report, and the Secretary would if 
desired read in extenso any particular 
paragraph. First of all they had to re- 
gret, and deeply regret, the loss by 
death of a great many members. 
There were two names especially 
which he should like to mention, 
because they were so closely asso- 
ciated with their sympathies, and 
lately with the business of the Society, 
viz. Mr. Joseph Druce, who had an 
hereditary interest in the Society, 
and who was a most agreeable col- 
league ; and another member of their 
Courcil to whom they were all great- 
ly attached, Mr. Robert Leeds. He 
was sure that every one shared with 
him in the great regret with which 
they read the notice of their deaths 
in the report. These were both old 
familiar faces, that he had known for 
years and years. 
The present state of the Society 
must be to them all a subject of 
gratification and satisfaction. The 
muster-roll, which had certainly never 
been exceeded, showed a grand total 
on the register of 10,924 members 
(cheers). In reference to the Ply- 
mouth Meeting, they had had fine 
weather and fine exhibits; all that 
was required to make the thing per- 
fect was a fine balance-sheet. But if 
they had lost money at Plymouth, 
they had expended that money with 
great advantage. At Doncaster they 
looked forward to a "bumper." It 
was right that the great liberality of 
the Doncaster Local Committee should 
be acknowledged. They had come 
