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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE 
The President said it would be his duty to put the amendment 
first to the meeting. 
Professor Dick objected to that proceeding. It would be a 
waste of time. Both motions should be put together, as in Scotland. 
The President said the rule in London was to put the amend- 
ment first. The mode in Scotland had never yet been adopted in 
England. 
Professor Dick would still contend that the mode he had pro- 
posed was the proper way of doing business. 
The President then put the amendment, when there appeared 
30 for it and 14 against it, and accordingly declared the amendment 
carried. 
Professor Dick entered his protest against that decision, for 
reasons to be given in, and demanded that that protest should be 
entered upon the minutes. 
Mr. Cherry said the meeting was now going to exercise a very 
important right — that of proceeding to the election of six members 
of Council. Before, however, they exercised that right, they ought 
to be put into possession of the attendances of those gentlemen 
who were retiring from the Council by rotation. He would there- 
fore move, that the number of Councils held and the attendance 
respectively of the six members who go out by rotation, be now 
read. 
The Secretary observed, that doing so would occupy full half an 
hour. 
Mr. T. W. Mayer said he thought he could in one moment give 
the meeting all the information they required upon that point. 
Only three of the members of Council had not attended. All the 
rest had been most attentive to their duties. 
Mr. Henderson proposed that Mr. Baker and Mr. Braby be the 
scrutators during the election, which having been seconded, 
Professor Dick proposed that some of the students of the Edin- 
burgh School should be named as scrutators. That was the only 
way in which they could exercise any influence on the Council. 
Mr. Cherry bore testimony to the extreme fairness shewn by 
the two gentlemen named on previous occasions, and suggested 
that, as there were two schools, perhaps it would be better to ap- 
point a scrutator from each. 
Mr. Mayhew contended that they had nothing to do with 
schools : they had met as a profession. 
The opposition was, however, subsequently withdrawn, and the 
nomination having been carried, the list of the Council was read 
by the Secretary, who particularized the gentlemen retiring by ro- 
tation, and the balloting was then commenced. 
