Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: Dr J Dalton Hooker, CB, President, in the chair; Sr B C Brodie, Bart; Professor Cayley; Mr Evans; Mr Hanbury; Professor Huxley; Professor Maskelyne; Professor J Clerk Maxwell; Mr Merrifield; Mr Prestwich; Professor Ramsay; Admiral Richards; Professor Rolleston; Dr Sanderson; Dr Sharpey; Dr Sibson; Mr Spottiswoode; Professor Stokes; General Strachey; Professor Williamson Minutes of the last meeting on 29 October 1874 were read and confimed. The Secretary announced the decease of Dr Edwin Lankaster Balloted and listed persons to be recommended for election to the offices of President, Treasurer, Principal Secretaries, and Foreign Secretary; and also those Fellows for the election at the approaching Anniversary Meeting for election as Council and Officers for the ensuing year Fellows nominated as Auditors of the Treasurer's Accounts listed Council then adjudicated the Medals by ballot; Copley Medal, Royal Medal, second Royal Medal Read report form the Gilchrist Trust Committee - Resolved tha tthis report be adopted with substitution of the words 'Gilchrist Student' for 'Gilchrist Fellow', Payment ordered for Salaraies, wages and bills [listed] 5 November 1874