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Annual Meeting, April 30th, 1867. 
Edward Schunck, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.C.S., &c., President, in 
the Chair. 
Professor Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution, Washington, was elected an Honorary Member 
of the Society. 
It was moved by Mr. Brothers, seconded by Mr. W. B. 
Johnson, and resolved unanimously, — “That the system 
of electing Sectional Associates be continued during the 
ensuing session.” 
The following Report of the Council was then read by 
one of the Secretaries : — 
The Council again refer with satisfaction to the Treasurer’s 
account, copies of which are already in the hands of the 
members. It will be seen that the balance in hand on the 
1st of April, 1867, was £322 12s. Id., against £269 4s. 3d. 
on the 1st of April, 1866. 
The number of ordinary members on the roll of the 
Society on the 1st of April, 1866, was 183, and five new 
members have been elected during the year. The losses 
have been by resignations, four ; defaulters, three ; and one 
ordinary member elected an honorary member. The number 
of members on the roll on the 1st of April, 1867, was there- 
fore 180. 
It is a noteworthy circumstance that no deaths have 
occurred amongst the ordinary members during the year ; 
but the Society has lost three of its honorary members — 
Professor Eilert Mitscherlich ; Mr. John Mercer, F.R.S. ; 
and William Hopkins, Esq., M.A., LL.I)., F.R.S. ; and two 
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