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The Scrutineers having handed in the result of their examination 
of the balloting papers, 
The President declared that all the Fellows nominated were elected 
as follows : — 
President — *Robert Braithwaite, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S., F.L.S. 
Vice-Presidents — *Prof. J. William Groves, F.L.S. ; * Albert D. 
Michael, Esq., F.L.S.; *Prof. Charles Stewart, Pres. L.S. ; Charles 
Tyler, Esq., F.L.S. 
Treasurer — Frank Crisp, Esq., LL.B., B.A., Y.P. and Treas. L.S. 
Secretaries — Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. ; and John Mayall, Esq., 
Jun., F.Z.S. 
Twelve other Members of Council — *Prof. Lionel S. Beale, M.B., 
F.R.C.P., F.R.S. ; Alfred W. Bennett, Esq., M.A., B.Sc., F.L.S. ; Rev. 
W. H. Dal linger, LL.D., F.R.S. ; * James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S., F.R.A.S. ; 
Richard G. Hebb, Esq., M.A., M.D. ; ^Charles T. Hudson, Esq., M.A., 
LL.D. (Cantab.), F.R.S. ; George C. Karop, Esq., M.R.C.S. ; Thomas H. 
Powell, Esq. ; *Prof. Urban Pritchard, M.D. ; Walter W. Reeves, Esq. ; 
William Thomas Suffolk, Esq. ; and Frederic H. Ward, Esq., M.R.C.S. 
Mr. G. C. Karop then moved that the thanks of the Society be 
given to the Auditors and Scrutineers for their services, and the 
motion having been seconded by Mr. F. Justen, was put to the meeting 
by the President, and carried unanimously. 
The President said he had now the pleasure of welcoming to the 
Chair his well-known and learned successor Dr. Braithwaite, and of 
congratulating the Society, not only on so happy a choice, but also on 
the fact that the Zoological Dynasty had made way for a Botanical 
one. Variety was the salt of life, and it was a fortunate thing that 
their large and flourishing Society contained members who, though of very 
various tastes, resembled one another in their zealous pursuit of natural 
science, and in the success with which they pursued it. With the wish 
that Dr. Braithwaite might have a long, happy, and prosperous reign, he 
became now one of the most loyal of his subjects. 
Dr. Braithwaite, who was very cordially received on taking the 
Chair, said he had in the first instance to thank the retiring President 
for the kind way in which he had referred to him, and next to thank 
the Fellows of the Society for the honour conferred upon him by his 
election to the position he was about to occupy. Ho could assure 
them that, so far as he was able to sustain it, the high position which 
the Society then held should not suffer from the change which they 
had made. He knew that the position was not a light one, but he 
was encouraged by the sight of many old friends before him to 
believe that those who so ably assisted him in the discharge of 
similar duties at another Society some years ago, would also give him 
the benefit of their assistance during the coming year. One observa- 
tion, however, he should very much like to make before he sat down ; 
he thought it very desirable that original papers should fill a much 
* Have not held during the preceding year the Office for which they were nomi- 
nated. 
