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Quarterly Meeting, January 22nd, 1861. 
Dr. J. P. Joule, President, in the Chair. 
The following gentlemen were duly elected as Honorary 
Members: — Wilhelm Haidinger, Director General of the 
I. R. Geological Institute, Vienna, and Professor James 
Joseph Sylvester, M.A., F.ll.S. 
As Corresponding Members: — Professor George Buckland, 
of University College, Toronto, and Professor Joseph Henry, 
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute. 
As Ordinary Members : — William Henry Fisher, Rev. 
Thomas Buckley, M.A., Simon Pincoffs, Rev. G. H. 
Greville Anson, M.A., Professor R. B. Clifton, B.A., John 
Shae Perring, William Radford, Thomas Alcock, M.D., 
Charles O’Neill, George Parr, jun., John Curtis, James 
Bottom ley, and Francis Preston. 
The new rules were submitted by the Council. 
It was moved by Mr. Binney, seconded by Mr. Maclure, 
and resolved — “ That the rules proposed by the Council be 
adopted in place of those hitherto in force.” 
MICROSCOPICAL SECTION. 
January 2 1 st, 1861. 
Letters were read by the Secretary from Professor 
Huxley and from Mr. W. K. Parker, respecting soundings. 
Proceedings— Lit. & Phil, Society — No. 8.— Session, 1860-61. 
