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: William Thomas Brande; John George Children; Michael Faraday; Dr. Henry Holland; Reverend Dr. Philip Jennings; Charles Konig; Roderick Impey Murchison; Sir John Rennie; Peter Mark Roget; the Treasurer, John William Lubbock, in the chair.
Among matters discussed or noted: minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. List of candidates for Foreign Membership of the Royal Society, with proposers. Extracts from minutes on resolutions of Council to be printed for use of members of Council. The Librarian to report on books not returned to the Library after 1 August of each year. The Secretaries to draw up a form of reply in thanks for presents to the Society. The Treasurer authorised to deliver up James Hudson's bonds to him. Application from the Royal Acdemy of Sciences in Berlin to make up deficiences in their set of the Philosophical Transactions authorised, to conform with the usual practice. |