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whilst he had always endeavoured to attend to the duties properly, he 
had not done more than any other Fellow of the Society would have 
done under the circumstances. 
Prof. Bell then read the Report of the Council for the past year as 
follows : — 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
The Council are glad to he able to report the continued prosperity 
of the Society during the year 1889. 
Fellows . — 39 new Fellows were elected, being approximately the 
average of the last ten years, whilst 21 died or resigned. One Honorary 
Fellow, Rev. M. J. Berkeley, died, whose place was supplied by the 
election of Mr. John Ralfs, the author of ‘ British DesmidieaB.’ 
The list of Fellows now contains 659 Ordinary Fellows, 50 Honorary, 
and 88 Ex-officio, or a total of 797. 
Finances . — As many of the Fellows who died or resigned were either 
compounders or subscribers under the old scale of 1 guinea, the annual 
revenue has been substantially increased, the increase amounting to 
39Z. 18a. 6d. 
The capital funds of the Society remain at the amount reported last 
year, namely, 1200Z. on mortgage, and 875Z. 19a. 8d. invested in India 
3 per Cents. 
Booms . — As previously reported, the Council have succeeded in 
obtaining rooms at 20, Hanover Square, under a lease from the Royal 
Medical and Chirurgical Society. 
The accommodation consists of two rooms on the second floor, which 
will be reserved exclusively for the use of the Society, with the right of 
meeting in a large commodious meeting room on the ground floor. The 
Society has a lease for 21 years, at a rent of 130Z. a year, which includes 
rates and taxes and also electric lighting. 
The extra expense caused by this lease will be met by the increase 
in revenue above referred to. 
Journal . — It was with much regret that the Council received the 
announcement of the retirement of Mr. Crisp from the Editorship of the 
Journal and Secretaryship of the Society, but as they found that it was 
quite impossible for him to reconsider his determination, they had no 
alternative but to acquiesce in it. The Council cannot refrain, however, 
from placing on record their sense of the deep obligation which the 
Society is under to Mr. Crisp for his labours of the last twelve years, both 
as Secretary of the Society and as Editor of the Journal. The Council 
are glad that Mr. Crisp has seen his way to accept the Treasurership, 
so that his official connection with the Society will remain unbroken. 
Dr. Beale felt sure the Fellows of the Society would consider this a 
very satisfactory report ; he had therefore much pleasure in moving that 
it be received and adopted, and that it be printed and circulated in the 
usual way. 
Mr. Vezey having seconded the motion, it was put to the meeting 
and carried unanimously. 
