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in the Chair;

when the following resolutions were passed unanimously :
Moved by Dr. Fleming, and seconded by Mr. Grundy :-
1. That the importance of the mineral structure of the
surrounding district, and the increasing interest which pre-
vails at the present day in the progress of geology, and in the
general advancement of science, require the establishment of
a geological society at Manchester, and that the society be
entitled "the 'Manchester Geological Society."
Moved by Mr. James Heywood, and seconded by Mr.
Campbell:-
2. That the objects of the Manchester Geological Society
shall be to investigate the mineral structure and organic re-
mains of the earth ; to inquire into the statistics and machi-
nery of mining; to collect books, sections, maps, models,
and mining records ; to publish the transactions of the soci-
sty, with suitable illustrations; and to form a museum, to be
open gratuitously to the public.
Proposed by Dr. Lyon ; seconded by Mr. Langton :-
3. That all subscribers of £1 annually, paid in advance,
shall be members of the society; that subscribers of Ell) or
upwards, at any one time, shall be life members of the society;
and that the payment of the subscription shall always be
considered distinctly to imply time acquiescence of the sub-
scriber in the laws, bye-laws, and regulations of the society;
and that, after this meeting, the recommendation of two
members shall be required for each person who is desirous of
admission into the society.
Proposed by Mr. Fairbairn ; seconded by Mr. Looney :-
4. That the ordinary meetings of the society shall be held
once, at least, in every month, from October to June inclu-
sive, or oftener if the society stall see occasion, when presents
made to the society shall be exhibited, scientific papers shall
be read, or lectures delivered; and afterwards, the members
present shall be invited to express their opinions on the sub-
jects brought before them.
Moved by Mr. Shakespear. Phillips; seconded by Mr.
Edmund Ashworth :-
5. That the papers intended fur the society shall be sent to
the secretaries, and submitted to the council, and, if ap-
proved, read at its ordinary meetings, and published, with
the consent of the anthor, at least once a-year, in a journal
of the society's transactions.

Iloved by Dr. Ainsworth; seconded by Mr. Wilson :-
6. That the management of the affairs of the society shall
be vested in a council, consisting of a president, vice-presi-
dents, secretaries, a treasurer, auditors, and other members;
and, that, i>a order to obtain the assistance of those members
who are conversant with the interests of science, and who
are willing to aid in its advancement, all members who shall
communicate any scientific paper to the society, which shall
be read at its ordinary meetings, and afterwards published
in the journal of its transactions, shall thin eby become ►neu►-
bers of the council.

Moved by Mr. Swire; seconded by mr. Meadows :-
7. That the council shall have power to make bye-laws and
regulations, in accordance with the general laws of the
society; to appoint, suspend, or dismiss salaried agents,
clerks, or servants; to tine or expel any member for miscon-
duct; to purchase and collect books, maps, models, speci-
mens, and other objects; and to form a museum, to be open
gratuitously to the public, and at such hours and on such
days as shall be deemed proper by the council.
Moved by Mr. Richard Bliley; seconded by Mr. S. E.
Cottam.

8. That the Council sbull have power to constitute local
committees, consisting of members of the society, in Liver-
pool, and other towns situated within the district of the
society's operations.
Moved by Mr. Thomas Kirkman, jun.; seconded by Mr.
Eaton Hodgkinson:—

9. That the presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, trea-
surers, and auditors, and fourteen other members of the
council, be elected by the society at a general meeting, to be
held in the month of October in each year; that all members
who are twenty-one years of age, and who have been for one
year preceding, members of the society, shall be eligible as
members of the council, and shall be qualified to vote in the
election of officers, and to take part in the general business
of the meeting ; that the election be conducted by ballot,
among the qualified members present, and that each candi-
date be proposed and seconded by qualified members.
Moved by Mr. Andrews; seconded by Mr. Hamilton :-
10. That, at each annual meeting a report be read, and
afterwards published, of the receipts and expenditure of the
society, and of the proceedings of the society during the past
year; that the first annual meeting be held in October, 1830,
and that a dinner be provided on that occasion.
Moved by Mr. Boothinan ; seconded by Mr. Prentice :-
11.—That the first council of the society consist of the fol-
lowing members, with power to add to their number :
Pal ESIDENT—Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., F.G.S.
VICE-PRESIDENTS—Sir Philip de Grey Egerton, Bart. M.P.
F.R.S., F.C.S.; Dr. Fleming, James Heywood, F.G S.;
Mark Phillips, M.P.

TREASURER—WiIIiam Langton.
AUDITORS—S. E. Cottarn ; P. M. Jamei.
SECR ETA k —Thomas Ashworth; Henry Cadogan Camp-
bell.

ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE Couricm—Dr. Ainsworth;
John Balker; Watson Beever; E. W. Binney, Dr. Black;
Thomas 13oothman; Bowman; M. Dawes; William
Fairbairn; Robert Grundy; Thomas Kirkman, jun.,
Henry Lees; John Leigh; Dr. Lyon; R. Mann; William
Ross ; and G. S. Fereby Smith. •
Moved by Mr. James Heywood; seconded by Mr.
Wilson :-
12. That Dr. Dalton be elected an honorary member of
the society.

13. It vas resolved, on the motion of Mr. William Lang-
ton, that the proceedings of this meeting be advertised in all
the Manchester Saturday papers, in the Liverpool Mercury,
in the Liverpool Standard, and in the Bolton, Macclesfield,
and Stockport papers.
FRANCIS EGERTON, Chairman.
Lord Francis Egerton having left the chair, it was moved
by Mr. Shakespear Phillips, seconded by Mr. James Hey-
wood, and resolved unanimously, that the best thanks sf the
meeting be given to Lord Francis Egerton, for his able and
courteous conduct in the chair.

Subscriptions and donations to the society are received by
the treasurer, Mr. William Langton, at Sir B. Heywood '&
Co.'s Bank, Manchester.