REPO RT 
OF 
THE COUNCIL, 
The Society, since its last Annual Meeting, has been called 
Upon to take an active share in transactions which, there is 
reason to hope, may prove the commencement of a new era in 
the history of British science. 
In the beginning of April, the Council received a communi¬ 
cation, through one of its Secretaries, from a distinguished 
philosopher, 1 proposing that Meetings of men of science, 
similar to those which for some years past have annually as¬ 
sembled in Germany, should be extended to our own country, 
and inquiring whether it would obtain the concurrence of the 
Society, that the first Meeting should be held at York. 
Convinced of the general benefit which might be derived 
from this proposal, if it should lead to a better system of 
scientific co-operation than has hitherto prevailed, and sensible 
at the same time of the honour and advantage which would 
redound to the Institution from contributing in any degree to 
the accomplishment of so important an object, the Council 
replied by expressing the satisfaction which the Society would 
feel in giving to such a Meeting the best reception in its 
1 Dr. Brewster, 
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