Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: the President in the chair; Mr Burrow; Lord Charles Cavendish; Mr Davall; Mr Fauquier; Mr Fitzgerald; Dr Franklin; Dr Hadley; Mr Mead; Mr Short; Dr Watson; Dr Birch and Dr Morton, Secretaries Minutes of last meeting read Mr Edward Nourse, George Lewis Scott Esq and William Sloane Esq as newly elected members of the Council, took the Oath appointed by the Charter Mr Burrow reported that the East India Company had complied with the Society's request concerning St Helena The President reported a letter had been received from Mr Mason of 8 December 1760 ' mentioning that Captain Smith had ordes not to sail, till he should receive new Instructions, which he expected that day, that otherwise everything was ready, and waited only for the wind. ' Reported by Mr Short that the last of the Instruments would be picked up by Mr Syssons the next day Ordered Charles Hope-wier Esq. to receive Transactions he does not yet have. Copy of Letter from Nevil Maskelyne and Robert Waddington dated at London 27 December 1760 listed in minutes confirming receipt of instruments from the Society for the observations at St Helena [Listed in detail]; also copy of Letter from Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon acknowledging receipt of instruments for observations at Bencoolen [Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia] [Listed in detail] 11 December 1760