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That having regard to the phraseology 
of Clause 6 of the Society’s original 
Charter of March 26, 1840: ‘‘The Presi- 
dent shall be an annual officer of the 
Society and not re-eligible to the office 
of President for three years,” and to the 
necessity of providing for the fulfilment 
of the duties of the Presidency in the 
interval between the termination of 
Lord Middleton’s year of office on June 
30, 1905, and the first Annual General 
Meeting of the Society appointed to be 
held under the Supplemental Charter 
of April 1, 1905, the name of Sir John 
Thorold, Bart., he suggested by the 
Council to the Anniversary General 
Meeting to he held on the 22nd instant 
for election as President of the Society 
pro tem., pending the election of a new 
President at the Annual General Meet- 
ing of the Society to be convened for 
August 1 next. 
lproceetangs at tbe anniversary anb 
j£ytraort>mar\> General flbeetings of 
Governors ant> flDembers, 
HELD AT THE SOCIETY’S HOUSE, 13 HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON, W., 
MONDAY, MAY 22, 1905. 
LORD MIDDLETON (PRESIDENT) IN THE CHAIR. 
The Sixty-sixth Anniversary Meet- 
ing of Governors and Members was 
held on Monday, May 22, 1905, at 13 
Hanover Square, London, W., and 
was followed immediately by an 
Extraordinary General Meeting, 
called for the purpose of sanctioning 
a series of new bye-laws, prepared by 
the Council for enactment under the 
Society’s Supplemental Charter of 
April 1, 1905. The Chair at both 
meetings was occupied by Lord 
Middleton (President). 
Present : 
Trustees . — The Earl of Derby, K.G., 
Earl Egerton of Tatton, Sir Walter 
Gilbey, Bart., Col. Sir Nigel Kings- 
cote, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Lord Moreton, 
Earl Spencer, K.G., Sir John H. 
Thorold, Bart. 
Vice-Presidents. — Mr. J. Bowen- 
Jones, Mr. Percy Crutchley, the Earl 
of Jersey, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., the Hon. 
C. T. Parker, Sir Jacob Wilson. 
Other Members of Council. — Mr. 
Alfred Ashworth, Mr. T. L. Aveling, 
Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis, Mr. W. 
Frankish, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. 
James Hornsby, Mr. John Howard 
Howard, Mr. Joseph Martin, Mr. 
Ernest Mathews, the Rev. D. B. 
Montefiore, Mr. Ralph Palmer, Mr. 
W. A. Prout, Mr. F. Reynard, Mr. 
H. P. Ryland, Lord Wenlock, G.C.S.I., 
Mr. C. W. Wilson. 
Governors. — Capt. W. H. 0. Dun- 
combe, Mr. Leopold Salomons. 
Members . — The Marquis of Bristol, 
Lady Margaret Boscawen, Lord 
Heneage, the Rt. Hon. F. J. Savile 
Foljambe, the Rt. Hon. James 
Round, M.P., Col. the Hon. H. W. L. 
Corry, Sir John Kelk, Bart., Sir A. W. 
Legard, Bart., Sir John M. Cockburn, 
K.C.M.G., Messrs. George Adams, 
W. W. Chapman, G. D. Clark, J. G. 
Clarke, W. T. Clarke, A. C. Cope, 
S. H. Cowper-Coles, John B. Cookson, 
S. Copeland, Major P. G. Cragie, C.B., 
Messrs. J. W. Dennis, H. Trustram 
Eve, Charles File, W. Fitzherbert- 
Brockholes, Walter Graham, H. J. 
Greenwood, R. Halford, J. Harrison, 
W. M. Haywood, John Hughes, 
R. H. P. Hutchinson, Surg.-Lt.-Col. 
J. Ince, M.D., Messrs. Henry Jonas, 
H. Landon, Capt. P. Langdale, Messrs. 
W. W. Leadam, F. D. Little, James 
Long, F. A. Cavendish Macdonnell, 
Augustus Mannington, A. H. H. 
Matthews, F. M. Nichols, Capt. 
W. E. F. O’Brien, Messrs. E. Packard, 
A. W. Perkin, George H. C. Powell, 
H. Rigden, Col. S. Sandbach, Messrs. 
W. M. Scott, Sidney Sharp, Frank 
Silvester, H. M. Simmons, Dr. Bruno 
Skalweit, Messrs. G. F. Strawson, J. 
Herbert Taylor, John Thornton, W. M. 
Tod, J. S. Tregoning, Edward Trimen, 
James G. Unite, E. W. Voelcker, 
Henry A. Wakeman-Newport, A. G. 
