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would be found by which to convey to him the regret which the Council 
and the profession experienced at the severance of one who had so long 
been connected with the whole body of the profession. 
Professor Simonds expressed his individual regret at Mr. Coates’s 
resignation, and bore testimony to the efficiency and honesty with which 
he had performed the duties of his office. He suggested that their regret 
should take some tangible form, say, of an honorarium or a fixed sum per 
annum for a given length of time. He was only speaking on the broad 
principle of the case, and had no particular scheme to lay before the 
Council. 
Mr. Hartley endorsed the opinions of the previous speakers, and referred 
to the services Mr. Coates had rendered to him in his year of office as 
President, a year the labours of which were rendered more arduous from 
the fact that the Juries Bill was before the House, entailing a great deal 
of correspondence on the part of Mr. Coates. 
Mr. Fleming said the thanks of the Council were due to Mr. Coates for 
his offering to continue the duties of Secretary until another Secretary 
was appointed, and to instruct his successor in the duties of his office. 
The President, in putting the motion to the meeting, expressed his 
regret that Mr. Coates’s resignation had taken place during his year of 
office. He should support most cordially any scheme for a tangible 
recognition of Mr. Coates’s services. 
The motion was then carried. 
Professor Simonds moved that the question of the amount to be awarded 
to Mr. Coates be postponed, on the understanding that it was placed on 
the agenda for the consideration of the Council at the next quarterly 
meeting. 
Mr. Harpley seconded the motion, which was carried. 
A Committee, consisting of Messrs. Collins, Dray, Fleming, Harpley, 
and Professor Simonds, was appointed for the purpose of selecting a new 
Secretary. 
On the motion of Mr. Whittle , seconded by Professor Walley, it was 
resolved that the new secretary be not a member of the Council. 
Mr. Collins proposed, as a further instruction to the Committee, that the 
future secretary be not a member of the profession. 
Mr. Pray seconded the motion. 
Professor Walley proposed as an amendment, “ That the new secretary 
should either be a member of the College or not.” 
Mr. Reynolds seconded the amendment. 
Mr. Blakeway supported Professor Walley’s motion, on the ground that 
it would be an injustice to take the office entirely out of the hands of 
the profession. 
On being put to the vote, fifteen members voted for Professor Walley’s 
amendment and four for Mr. Collins’s motion. 
The amendment was therefore declared carried. 
On the motion of Mr. Reynolds , seconded by Professor Walley, the 
Secretary’s salary was fixed at £120, with the same allowance as the late 
Secretary. 
Mr. Coates was then called in and informed of the Council’s delibera¬ 
tions and decision. 
Mr. Coates, in a few words, expressed his regret at being compelled to 
sever himself from the Council, and thanked them for their kindness and 
consideration. 
The Proposed General Meeting. 
The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Loch, enclosing the opinion of Mr. 
