COUNCIL FOR 1867 . 
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The Society has also lost two of its Honorary Members during 
the year 1867 ; namely, the Earl of Eosse, anA Dr. Danheney, 
of Oxford. 
Dr. Danheney, who died on the 13th December, has distin¬ 
guished himseK as a writer upon various departments of Natiu’al 
History, but especially devoted himself to Botany, of which 
science he held the Professorship in the University of Oxford. 
In the Autumn of last year, the Council was informed of the 
visit to York of the distinguished Spanish savant, Don Pascual 
di Gayangos, Professor of Arabic at the University of Madrid, 
and keeper of the Spanish Archives, a gentleman celebrated for 
his own historical researches, and for his courtesy towards 
foreign enquirers who were desirous of consulting the records 
committed to his charge. Under these circumstances the 
Council proposed him as a Foreign Honorary Member of this 
Society, and he was accordingly elected at a general Meeting 
on the 1st October, 1867. 
The Council now recommend the election as Honorary Mem¬ 
bers of the Society, of Charles Darwin, Esq., F. E. S., and the 
Eev. H. B. Tristram, M. A., F. L. S., &c., the latter well 
known for his researches in Algeria and the Holy Land, some 
of the most interesting results of which he has already commu¬ 
nicated to this Society in his lectures. 
The Council recommend the election of the Eight Hon. 
Ealph Weatherley, Lord Mayor, Dr. Lockley, Eev. E. Elwyn, 
M. A., and H. J. Ware, Esq., as new Members of Council in 
the room of Dr. Gibson, Eev. G. Eowe, John Ford, Esq., and 
W. W. Hargrove, Esq., who retire by rotation. 
