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The following noblemen and gentlemen were re-elected as 
the officers and council of the Society for the ensuing year : — 
THE EARL DE GREY AND RIPON. 
The Duke of Leeds. 
The Eakl of Effingham. 
The Earl of Harewood. 
The Earl of Dartmouth. 
Earl Fitzwilliam. 
Lord Wharncliffe. 
Lord Londesborough. 
Viscount Gal way. 
Viscount Milton, M.P. 
Viscount Halifax. 
Edward Akroyd, Esq., M.P. 
John AVaterhouse, Esq., F.R.S. 
W. B. Beaumont, Esq., M.P. 
E. B. Denison, Esq. 
Lord Houghton. 
J. Spencer Stanhope, Esq. 
J. Garth Marshall, Esq. 
Thomas Wilson, Esq., M.A. 
Council. 
Henry Briggs, Esq. 
Dr. Wm. Alexander. 
H. C. Sorby, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S. 
Henry Holt, Esq., O.E. 
Bentley Shaw, Esq. 
T. P. Teale, Esq., F.R.S. 
Richard Carter, Esq., C.E. 
T. W. Embleton, Esq. 
Rev. Dr. Burnett. 
Dr. Scholefield. 
W t m. Chadwick, Esq. 
|jouorarg JSemtarg. 
Wm. Sykes Ward, Esq., F.C.S. 
(funeral Swretarg. 
Henry Denny, Esq., A.L.S. 
fjonorarg Curators. 
J. G. Marshall, Esq., F.G.S. | T. W r . Embleton, Esq. 
H. C. Sorby, Esq., Sheffield. 
Henry Briggs, Esq., Wakefield 
Dr. Alexander, Halifax. 
Dr. Scholefield, Doncaster. 
Bentley Shaw, Esq., Huddersfield. 
Richard Carter, Esq., Barnsley. 
Rev. Dr. Burnett, Bradford. 
Dr. Paley, Ripon. 
The Chairman, having briefly addressed the meeting, and 
read letters from the Eight Hon. Earl de Grey and Ripon, 
the President, and Lord Londesborough, one of the Vice- 
presidents, regretting their inability to preside in conse- 
quence of other public engagements, called upon Mr. Ffooks 
to read the first Paper : — 
