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ORDINARY MEETING, January 4th, 1875. 
The Rev. Robinson Thornton, D.D., Vice-President, 
in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read, and the following Elections 
were announced : — 
Members : — 
TI. Veasey, Esq., M.R.C.S. (Life), Apsley Guise, Woburn. 
Rev. R. W. Corbet, M.A., Stoke Rectory, Market Drayton. 
Also, the presentation of the following Works to the library : — 
“ Transactions of the Royal Society.” Part 156. From the Society. 
“ A New Mode of Signalling on Railways,” by Sir D. 
Salomons, Bart. From the Author. 
“ The Montreal Daily Witness.” 1 vol. From Professor Campbell. 
The Honorary Secretary stated, that after the letter issued by the 
Council at the beginning of last December, he need scarcely remind those 
present that this was a Special General Meeting of the Members of the In- 
stitute, convened for the purpose of considering two recommendations of the 
Council : the first being : — 
“ That the Trustees are empowered to invest the Endowment Fund in 
other Securities than 3 per Cent. Annuities, such other Securities being, the 
Bonds of the Corporation of London, or, Guaranteed Indian Railway De- 
bentures, or Debenture Stocks.” 
He would add that these were the only stocks which both the trustees had, 
after consideration, recommended to the Council. 
After some discussion in regard to increasing the number of the securities 
in which the trustees might invest, the Chairman pointed out that at the 
moment the trustees were averse to other trusts being named, and that it 
would not be well to force upon them powers which they did not desire. 
The motion was then unanimously agreed to. 
The Hon. Secretary then read the second recommendation, which, after 
some discussion, passed in the following form : — 
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“ That, at the First Ordinary Meeting in each month, Members having 
notices of motion on matters of detail relating to the affairs of the Institute, 
shall give such notices in writing, after the Minutes have been read and 
confirmed, and any announcements in regard to elections have been made, and 
at no other time. Each notice shall bo signed by its mover nnd seconder. 
Such notices to be fixed up in the reading-room, and considered at the 
following Ordinary Meeting, provided the mover be then present to explain 
