ANNUAL MEETING. 
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divide themselves into parties of four ; of these four one acts as reader or chairman of 
the section, and the other three take down the votes. This was done yesterday. The 
papers of each section aft r the meeting were very carefully collected ; they were made 
into a parcel, tied up and sealed, and signed by the chairman of each section. They 
were then placed in the box ; it was locked, and the key was given to me, and it has not 
been out of my possession for a moment. It is utterly impossible, therefore, that the 
votes can have been interfered with since. 
Mr. Carteigiie : In fact, Mr. Chairman, when the accountant whom you have voted 
for our assistance opens that box, and we allow him to take the papers, he will be able 
to judge where the errors arose in the subsections into which the papers were divided. 
Mr. Flux : I should venture to hope that the Scrutineers will maintain the custody 
of the papers, and not commit them to the accountant or to anybody else ; that they 
will consider themselves responsible, and that others are only assisting them in their duty. 
The Chairman : I should suggest that Mr. Andrews still keep the key of the box. 
Mr. Carteighe : I will now move that we adjourn until Tuesday next, at 12 o’clock, 
to receive the further report of the Scrutineers. 
Mr. Deane : I beg to second that. 
Mr. T. II. Hills: Before putting that, I suppose messages by telegraph, or in some 
other way, will be sent to all the Scrutineers, in order to secure their attendance. 
Mr. Carteigiie : I apprehend that is the duty of the Registrar. 
The Chairman : I think it is the duty of the Chairman of the Scrutineers to arrange 
all that. 
Mr. Morson : There will be plenty of time between this and Monday. 
Mr. Carteigiie : I apprehend what Mr. Hills means is, that the Society will not stand 
in the way of any expense which may be incurred in getting them together. 
The Chairman : Certainly not. It is moved and seconded that this meeting be ad¬ 
journed until Tuesday next, at 12 o’clock. 
Mr. Carteighe : Is it necessary to advertise the adjournment ? 
Mr. Flux : I am not conscious of any necessity for so doing. 
Mr. Andrews : I certainly think some notice ought to be published that this meeting 
is adjourned ; how else are the body of members to know it? This is taken so gene¬ 
rally as a pro forma, meeting, and everything goes on so smoothly, that no one of the 
large body of members will think of attending, unless it is made known in some way. 
I should like to see a large number of gentlemen here. 
Mr. Flux: There can be no objection to an advertisement, if it is desired and called for by 
this meeting. The question put to me was whether it was a necessity, and I thought not. 
Mr. Morson : No, not a necessity ; but I think it is very desirable that a number of 
members should atteud. 
Mr. Andrews : I do not know whether, when I spoke before, I sufficiently expressed 
my regret at this having occurred ; but I do not know of anything which has ever hap¬ 
pened which has given me so much anxiety. 
Mr. Morson : And very naturally. 
Mr. Horton : Before this meeting is adjourned, I desire to fully endorse what Mr. 
Andrews has said. I hope some notice will be given of the adjourned meeting, and that 
there will be the fullest investigation into this unpleasant business. 
Mr. Carteighe: I beg to move that a notice of the adjournment be advertised in all 
the London morning papers, if possible on Saturday, and on Monday next. 
Mr. Deane : I second that with great pleasure. 
Mr. Flux : You had better not say all the London morning papers : there are so many 
now published in nooks and corners. You had better specify them. 
The Secretary : We had better say the ‘ Times,’ ‘ Telegraph,’ ‘ Daily News,’ and 
Mr. Hills : Let us have an evening paper as well—the ‘ Pall Mall Gazette ’ and ‘ Echo.’ 
Mr. Bourdas : I would suggest that we send a notice to every member. 
Mr. Sandford : No ; I do not think that is necessary. 
The Chairman: It is moved and seconded that notice of this adjourned meeting be 
advertised in the ‘ Times,’ ‘ Pall Mall Gazette,’ ‘ Echo,’ ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ ‘ Daily News,’ 
and ‘ Standard.’ 
The resolution was put, and carried unanimously. 
The Chairman : It is also moved aud seconded that this meeting do stand adjourned 
until Tuesday next, at 12 o’clock. 
