| 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: George Busk; Arthur Farre; Edward Frankland; John Peter Gassiot; William Robert Grove; Philip Hardwick; Joseph Dalton Hooker; Leonard Horner; James Prescott Joule; William Hallowes Miller; John Percy; General Edward Sabine; William Sharpey; Archibald Smith; George Gabriel Stokes; Charles Wheatstone; the President, John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley, in the chair.
Among matters discussed or noted: minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Letter from the Secretary of H.M. Works stating that an inspection had been made of the trees near Burlington House, which are in a state of decay which nothing can prevent. Communication from the Council of Military Education, postponing military examinations and asking for room use in June, acceded to. Letter from James Yates requesting permission for himself and Mr. Elliott to see the standard weights and measures at the Royal Society: permission granted, on application to Mr. Weld for an appointment. Letter from Mr. C. Tooke requesting arrears of the Philosophical Transactions, due to his late father, Thomas Tooke, and from S.R. Solly requesting the same due to his late brother, Mr. R.H. Solly, granted. Mr. Broderip applied for his arrears of Philosophical Transactions, granted. Letter from Sir Charkes Lyell communicating documents from Mr. Mallet as expenses for photographs of the Naples earthquake: Lyell to be informed that Council do not feel justified in any expenditure beyond the £50 already allocated. List of bills for payment, for engraving. List of candidates from which persons may be nominated for Foreign Membership of the Royal Society. The Foreign Secretary noted that a third vacancy had occurred following the death of Professor Johannes Muller. Adjudication of Royal Society Medal: candidates proposed and seconded, with brief citations. Mr. Grove gave notice that he would move at the next meeting that in future consideration of medals, suggestions might be made at a meeting before the formal proposing and seconding. Lord Wrottesley expressed his desire not to be nominated to the office of President at the ensuing anniverary. |