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Rev G. Henslow.— My lord, ladies and gentlemen: The duty has 
devolved on me, in connection with Captain Petrie, of thanking the members 
and associates of this Institute for the kind way in which they have expressed 
their appreciation of the services of the Council. It is out of place for a 
member of the Council to speak of his own doings in terms of praise, but 
let me concentrate all the praise in one quarter where all will be glad to see 
it placed, and pay a tribute to Mr. Reddie, whom we have lost. (Cheers.) 
During the greater part of last year he was generally, if not always, present 
at the Council meetings, and we owed much to his assistance and advice. ■ e 
can only thank him in memory, but there is one other person to whom I would 
specially allude, and that is our present honorary secretary, who is too modest 
to speak of his own services ; but the Council and all the members who have 
known those services will, I am sure, join in thanking him specially. (Cheers.; 
Since our paid secretary retired, we have had a large influx of members, as 
you have seen ; and the energetic way in which Captain Petrie has acted, and 
acted so successfully, has struck us all as something marvellous. In carrying 
out the work that fell not only to the late Mr. Reddie, but also to the 
retired secretary, there has been no want of zeal or energy on his part, and 
I think he is specially entitled to receive the thanks of the members and 
associates of the Institute. (Cheers.) „ , 
Captain F. Petrie.— My Lord, ladies and gentlemen : On the part ot t e 
honorary officers I beg to thank you for the kind expression of your approval, 
which I am sure is very gratifying to us all. (Cheers.) 
R. W. Dibden, Esq. — I am sure we all endorse what has fallen rom 
Mr. Henslow. I beg to move that the following gentlemen be the Council 
and Officers of the Institute for the ensuing year :— 
COUNCIL AND OFFICERS FOR 1871-72. 
President. 
The Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Philip Henry Gosse, Esq,, F.R.S. 
Rev. Walter Mitchell, M.A. 
Charles Brooke, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.R.C.S., &c. 
Rev. Robinson Thornton, D.D. 
Honorary Foreign Correspondent. 
Constantin de Tischendorf, D.C.L., LL.D., &c. 
Honorary Treasurer. 
William Nowell West, Esq. 
Honorary Secretary. 
Captain F. W. H. Petrie, F.G.S., F.R.S.L., &c. 
Honorary Foreign Secretary. 
Edward J. Morshead, Esq., H.M.C.S. 
