The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

Yesterday afternoon the annual general meeting
of the fellows and members of this society was held a
House, Lord ASHBURTONorKbBH.
BUBrifhVi GBLTOII read the reportthe council, whet
stated that the secessions to the society since the lait
ansivenery amounted to the great number of Z 34 fellon
During the same period the council regretted to record the
doors of 31 ordinary members. The today now car=
of 1,693 fellows and 55 honorary and corresponding members.
The accounts of the past year showed an hareem of receipt
proportionate to the growth of the society, whilst tie
disboreemente under every head of expenditure had lee
kept within the estimates submitted to the
meeting. The permanent food of the society at =
ideas of the year amounted to 6.0001. New The
pm Caste, to which have since been added farther
=vestments amount* to 1,5001., the total amount d
wasted property bein consequently 7,5001. The 31a
volume of the society s Journal, containing 14 mare ml
illustrations, edited by Dr. Nod= Shaw has been pot
lished, end is now ready for tune to the idiom upon
plicetion. The aoceessoos to the map rooms since the lie
=mastery comprise 438 maps end chart*, and 10 ad=
all of which have been arranged in due geographical order.
The addition to the library since the last anniversary cm
prise 1,030 books and pamphlets, including 150 volume' a
purchase. The results of the expedition under the late M
venturous but ill-fated Mr. R. O'Hara Burke, in Carel
Arland= ; of that under kr. F. T. Gregory, in Wok::
Australia ; and of that jointly conducted by Colvel
Pored. Copts= Blakeston, Dr. Barton, said the re,
Mr. Sthereathewsky, up the Yang•tra-Kiang, had bee
duly reported to the society. Accowits of the po
Sp of the East Africao expedition under Capt=
Spike and Grant, and of the auxiliary OM under Ceall
Petherich up the White Nile, in support of it, had
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been received, as well as of the continued researches and o
tolerations of the society's medallist, the enterprising le
Livingstone. The indefatigable Captain B. Burton
extending the knowledge of Western Africa from his pore'
quarters at Fernando Po. The founder's gold medal WC
awarded to the representative of the late it. O'Hare It
in remembrance of that gallant explorer, who,
his companion Wills, perished after having travet
the continent of Australia from south to Donk;
and the patron's gold medal to Captain Thome
Blakeston, of the ltoyal Artillery, for his viol
of the river Yang-tee-Kiang, from Yeahon to —,e-aa.
extending 900 miles beyond the farthest point
reached by Englishmen. The council had oleo
Mr. John King, the sole survivor of the expedit-
Burke, a gold watch, with • suitable Me:Option, en.
campers= for his faithful and meritorious conduct.
Lord ARHBURTON, in a few appropriate preliminary
tenors handed the medal to the Duke of Newcastle, t
forwarded by him to the nearest surviving relative of
Burke.
The Duke of NIWCASTLE expressed leis wil,.
undertake the task, and remarked that them medals
conferred, not by • body of private gentlemen, but
crown through the instrumentality of the society.
the medals' themselves received much additional value
the fact that they one through gentlemen of science,
knew the nature of the at vices for which they were
The noble noble duke passed a high eulogium upon the Cl.
and exertions of Mr. Burke, and assured the society,
great wish he bad always to pay the wet respeetar
tion to the suggestions of the society.
Lord ASHBURTON then presented to the Duke a
for King, without whom they would have been ignorant

Burke's-its:corm
The Duke of Nxwesirrte said he should feel he
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pleasure in transmitting the watch to King, w h
was still in the colony.
Sir R. hi racatisoN announced that the go
veromet:
Victoria had granted King a pension for lite. He
that the portion of Austrelia explored by Mr. r
be called Burke's Land.
The PRLSIDINT then read his address on the
geographical science.

The La Plata, due to-morrow, with the
India mails, will being news from Mexico up to tb
inst. The Tamar is hourly expected from St. Theca,
Madeira. She is coming home for repairs. She V
Thomas on the 6th inst. The La Plata left St.

on the 14th lost.
PRZSENTATION TO MR. F. HOINITS,--1t 1.3
tally known that for the last ten or twelve years 5.
Hodges, the proprietor of the Lambeth Distillers% has
at his own expense a powerful engine and a regulArlY 6
limbed " fire brigade.' which he has frequently brought
effective operation, ender his own pergola! dirndl
extinguishiog fires taking place, not oily in his ono .
diate neighbourhood, but also in other parts of the met
pais. His valuable exertions to save life and ,
throagh them means have been appreciated by tau
bears and the public, and the result of this feeling
ffeemelinntlon to present to Mr. Hodges an spore
tedinseenal of their feeling' towards him, in the
of •NM engine, which has been constructed by
Mirryweather of Loovacre, from a design by
Crostini. The ceremonial of the presentation
tedium:aid took place yesterday atiersoon oar the it,
of the Batillery, Church-street, Lambeth, io the preset
of a large number of gentlemen, among whom were
Grace the Duke of Sutherland; Capt. Shaw. the'
inteodent of the London Fire Brigade ; Mr. Scott
Mr. M•Connoll, Mr. 0. F. Train, Mr. Hobert 151
the chairman of the Testimonial Fund ; Mr. Robert
• pees governor of the Incorporates' Society of
Vsetesal ; Vickers. of the mof Vickers iod
Maddens ; Redden ; Mr. Drew, of Shade,t).
Martha, Mr. Kilns, and Mr. Callingham,
committee of the Incorporated Society of
Victualer% sad a large number of other gent'
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