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MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR 1846-7. 
is entirely owing to professional depression, for that, though, alas! 
too severely, is but partially felt. They will not believe it is from 
mere apathy ; for that would be all but a libellous creed ; the fact, 
nevertheless, is so, and your Council would fain hope that the 
combined exertions of this day may strike out some eligible 
arrangement for the removal of this disgraceful stigma from our 
body. 
In conclusion, although your Council regret they have not been 
able to make any great advancement in the paths either of im- 
provement or conciliation, still they have the proud satisfaction of 
having thus far successfully resisted all the efforts made — and they 
have not been few nor far between — to deteriorate the Charter with 
which our most gracious Sovereign has honoured us : to continue 
to do so will be one great object of their unremitting attention : 
another — in which they will not yet give up the hope of being 
seconded by every branch of the profession — will be, to gain those 
immunities to which we are fairly entitled, and at the same time 
to prove, by every effort in education, in practice, and unsullied 
general behaviour, that we are not altogether unworthy of them. 
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR THE SESSIONAL YEAR 
1846-7. 
The renovated Council held their first meeting at the Free- 
masons’ Tavern, Great Queen-street, on Wednesday, the 20th of 
May last. There was a goodly assemblage of the members pre- 
sent, it being foreknown that, in compliance with the Charter, 
the election of the President and Vice-Presidents for the present 
session must take place on the occasion. The choice of the 
W. Sewell 
W. Robinson 
J. Siddall 
A. Henderson 
Jas. Turner 
W. Percivall 
T. Mayer 
C. Percivall 
W. Goodwin 
W. Dick 
E. N. Gabriel 
J. H. Langworthy 
F. C. Cherry 
W. Field 
T. W. Mayer 
G. Baker 
E. Braby 
W. Ernes 
F. King, jun. 
E. Mayhew 
W. C. Spooner 
C. Spooner 
J. Wilkinson 
W. A. Cherry. 
