Minutes of a meeting of Council of the Royal Society 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: Francis Baily; Thomas Bell; Samuel Hunter Christie; John Frederick Daniell; Thomas Galloway; Thomas Graham; Sir John William Lubbock; Richard Owen; Richard Phillips; Peter Mark Roget; the President, Spencer Joshua Alwyn Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, in the chair. Among matters discussed or noted: minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Twelve Royal Medals were laid before Council; a letter of receipt to be addressed to Sir Henry Wheatley. Report of the auditors of the Treasurer's accounts reported a balance of £937 19s. 7d. The printed Catalogue of Manuscripts and Manuscript Letters by James Orchard Halliwell was laid before Council and a copy was ordered to be given to each Foreign Member. 30 November 1840