| RefNo | CMP/2/65 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Minutes of a meeting of Council of the Royal Society |
| Date | 20 February 1851 |
| Description | Printed minutes containing matters laid before Council, the Royal Society's governing body of Fellows, with records of decisions taken.
Commencing with a list of Council members present: Thomas Bell; William Bowman; Sir Benjamin Brodie; Samuel Hunter Christie; Dr John Forbes; Marshall Hall; Gideon Mantell; Sir Roderick Impey Murchison; Richard Phillips; Sir Jonathan Frederick Pollock; George Rennie; William Henry Smyth; Edward Solly; Lord John Wrottesley; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Sabine, Vice President and Treasurer, in the chair.
Among matters discussed or noted: a letter from the Prime Minister, John Russell, dated 28 Jan 1851, informing Council of the decision of the Board of Treasury to continue [funding] the Toronto Observatory [letter reproduced in full in minutes]. All gentlemen awarded a portion of the Government Grant to be notified by the Society's Secretary [for list of recipients see CMP/2/57]. A letter from John Scott Russell, dated 25 Jan 1851, explaining the arrears of his subscription fees to the Society as an oversight, and requesting to be readmitted as a Fellow on payment of the amount due [letter reproduced in full in minutes]. A letter from Robert Lee, dated 19 Feb 1851, asking about manuscript minutes of Council for 20 Oct 1845 as he believes a resolution has been omitted from the printed copy [letter reproduced in full in minutes]. Bills for costs associated with production of Philosophical Transactions listed with amounts and suppliers, and ordered to be paid. A letter from Heinrich Dove expressing his thanks for being elected a Foreign Member.
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| Extent | 3p; pp.180-182 |
| Format | Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper, bound |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CMP/2/66 |
| CMP/2/65 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1097 | Russell; John (1792 - 1878); 1st Earl Russell | 1792 - 1878 |
| NA5548 | Russell; John Scott (1808 - 1882) | 1808 - 1882 |
| NA7572 | Lee; Robert (1793 - 1877) | 1793 - 1877 |
| NA7655 | Dove; Heinrich Wilhelm (1803 - 1879); meteorologist | 1803 - 1879 |