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use to keep up this bickering and quarrelling. He trusted 
they would see the advantage of being unanimous. He then 
went on to sav that he had opened a school in connection 
with the College, and that he thanked the Examining 
Committee for what they had done, and concluded by con- 
demning the attempts of parties to interrupt him in his 
observations. 
Mr. Ernes explained that he had no wish to interrupt Mr. 
Vines. He should be glad to hear all that he had to say at 
the proper time, but he rose to speak to the motion for the 
reception of the report, and had introduced most extraneous 
matter. 
The Chairman then put the motion, “ That the report be 
received,” which was carried unanimously. 
Mr. Cherry then moved as the next resolution, Ci That 
the report be adopted.” 
Mr. Bryer said he had great pleasure in seconding the 
motion. 
The motion was carried nem. con., without discussion. 
Mr. Gabriel said the next business was to elect six mem- 
bers of the Council. The six who retired by rotation were, 
Professor Simonds, Professor Spooner, Mr. Wilkinson, Pro- 
fessor Morton, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones de- 
clined being re-elected. The election would be taken by ballot, 
and he moved that Mr. Hunt and Mr. Hall be the scrutators. 
Mr. Ernes seconded the motion, which was carried, 
Mr. Hunt then stated that as the laws of the College 
required that a gentleman should be proposed before being 
balloted for as a member of Council, he begged to propose 
Mr. Joseph Gamgee. He was a member of their body, 
although there were other reasons why he nominated him. 
Professor Spooner rose to order. It was not customary, he 
said, for a speech to be made before the election of any pro- 
posed member. 
Mr. Hunt replied that he had but seldom attended the meet- 
ings of the College, and, therefore, it was a want of a knowledge 
of the rules that had induced him to say a few words in pro- 
posing his candidate. 
Mr. Ernes wished to know what the Charter said about this 
question. If the Charter said that no speeches were to be 
made let it be so; but if it did not say so, let them hear what 
Mr. Hunt had to say. He understood it to be a rule in every 
society that when a candidate was named, that the proposer 
should say a few words explaining the merits of the candidate, 
and his reasons for proposing him. 
Mr. Cherry agreed with the last speaker, and said he remem- 
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