( V ) 
GENEEAL MEETING. 
12 Hanoter Square, Thuksdat, December 8, 1887. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
The Council have to repoi-t that the list of Governors and 
Members has undergone the following changes during the 
past half-3'ear : — The deaths of 5 Governors and 78 Members 
have been recorded, and 40 Members have resigned ; on the 
other hand, 166 New Members have been elected, amongst 
whom the Council have the gratification of announcing that 
the name of Prince Albert Victor of Wales is included. 
The Society now consists of : — 
69 Life Governors, 
61 Annual Governors, 
3,460 Life Members, 
5,41 7 Annual Members, 
16 Honorary Members, 
making a total of 9,023, showing an increase of 41 since the 
meeting in May last. 
The Council announce with regret the death of three of 
the Honorary Members of the Society, Professor Boussingault, 
of Paris, Professor Solly, of Sutton, and the Hofrath Adolph 
Stockhardt, of Tharand, Saxony. The Council have elected 
as an Honorary Member, Professor Charles V. Riley, M.A., 
Ph.D. of Washington, Entomologist to the United States 
Department of Agriculture. 
The half-yearly statement of accounts to June 30 last has 
been examined and certified by the Auditors and Account- 
