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advantage, placed in the hands of the Secretary : at the same time, 
there was no desire to add to the duties of that gentleman without 
augmenting the allowance set apart for those duties. Others, how- 
ever, being of a contrary opinion, it was finally settled that the 
appointment should remain distinct. There was no question about 
the utility of, and advantages derived from, the registry of all duly 
qualified members of the profession ; and, by some, it was imagined 
that good might arise to the practising members from the annual 
advertisement of their names in such a paper as The Times. This 
latter suggestion, however, did not meet with general concurrence. 
The Election of Registrar fell, as before, on Mr. Arthur 
Cherry. 
The Annual Allowance to the Secretary next occupied 
the Council. It was universally acknowledged that the present 
sum (£50) was an inadequate one for the correct and able manner 
the secretaryship had been conducted by its present talented holder, 
and that such allowance called for augmentation to the extent the 
present limited finances of the College admitted ; in accordance 
with which general feeling, a further sum of £25 was set at the 
disposal of the Secretary. During this part of the discussion, it 
was aptly remarked that the registrarship likewise called for their 
notice ; accordingly, the same sum was placed at the command of 
the Registrar. 
Special Meeting, held Ytth July, 1850, 
“ To consider the Report from the Deputation to Edinburgh ; 
to elect two Auditors ; and to receive the Legal Opinions on the 
proposed By-laws.” 
Present: Messrs. Henderson, Ernes, Wilkinson, Cherry, senior 
and junior, King, James Turner, Braby, Godwin, Spooner, Per- 
civall, Goodwin, Nice, and the Secretary. 
In the absence of the President, Mr. A. Cherry, a Vice-president, 
was requested to take the Chair. 
The minutes of the last Meeting having been read by the Secre- 
tary, 
The Report drawn up by the Secretary, who was the person 
deputed at a former Meeting of Council to go to Edinburgh, was 
then read again. It will be found in the proceedings of the last 
Meeting, at page 471. 
Considerable discussion having taken place in reference to the 
Report, the affair was ultimately concluded by a motion made by 
