REV. PREBENDARY H. E. Fox. PAGÉ 195 209 LT.-COL. ALVES. SIR HENRY GEARY, K.C.B., V.P., and The Institute's object being to investigate, it must not be held to endorse VICTORIA INSTITUTE. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1910. READ AT THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, FEB. 6, 1911. 1. Meetings. Owing to the adoption of a new Rule, requiring that the Annual Business Meeting should be held early in the year, this Report follows so soon after that of 1909, that the usual statement in regard to meetings and papers read will be very short. Reference was made in May last to most of the papers of the year 1910; it only remains to add that at the Annual Meeting the Institute was favoured with an admirable paper by A. C. D. Crommelin, Esq., D.Sc., F.R.A.S., of the Greenwich Observatory, on "The Return of Halley's Comet in 1910," which was listened to with very great interest by a large audience; and that at the closing meeting of the year, held in December, a paper by Judge George H. Smith, of Los Angeles, California, on "The Theory of Jurisprudence," was read and led to an interesting discussion. 2. Grants of Literature. Grants of literature have been made to a few societies engaged in missionary work in India, and to some societies in England, whose work is benefited in the same way. More could be done in this direction if the Institute had funds at their disposal for the purpose. The Council specially commend this side of their work to Members and Associates, as the need in India, China and Japan is extraordinarily great at the present time. Where modern Education is conducted on a non-religious basis in non-Christian lands, Agnosticism is almost inevitable, and to meet this claim upon the Christian Church, those papers read before the Institute which are appropriate should be translated into the languages of the East and circulated largely amongst the student classes. 3. Council and Officers. The following is the list of the Council and Officers for the past year: President. The Right Honourable The Earl of Halsbury, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S. Vice-Presidents. Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart., K.C.M.G. David Howard, Esq., D.L., F.C.S. (Trustee). Right Hon. Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, G.C.M.G., LL.D. Professor Edward Hull, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., F.G.S. Rev. Canon R. B. Girdlestone, M. A. 4. Election of new Members of Council. In accordance with the new rules one-third of the Council retire annually. The following members retire and offer themselves for re-election: The Rev. John Tuckwell General Halliday and Mr. Rouse retired and did not offer themselves for re-election. 5. Vice-Presidents. The Council have pleasure in recommending as an addition to the list of Vice-Presidents of the Institute, General Halliday, who has devoted much time to the work of the Council, and whose experience and judgment has been of the greatest service to the Institute for many years. 6. Obituary. The Council regret to announce the deaths of the following Members and Associates since the last meeting :· Rev. F. A. Billing, M.A., LL.D., Rev. J. M. Clarke, M.A., Charles Dibdin, Esq., F.R.G.S., Rev. Hay S. Escott, M.A., M. H. Habershon, Esq., Rev. Prof. W. Ince, D.D., Rev. P. Fairfax Nursey, M.A., Rev. G. H. Rouse, LL.B., W. E. Thompson Sharpe, Esq., Colonel F. B. P. White, and of one Hon. Corresponding Member, Mr. Hormuzd Rassam. 7. New Members and Associates. The following are the names of Members and Associates elected since the last Annual Meeting: MEMBERS.-Mrs. G. F. Whidborne and the Rev. J. J. B. Coles. ASSOCIATES.-W. Sylvester Walker, Esq., Miss F. M. Edensor, Mrs. Bartholomew, Dr. J. Peddie Harper, C. H. Candy, Esq., LL.M., Edward J. G. Titterington, Esq., M.A., Miss E. Zöl Johnson, Miss P. M. Bishop, Miss L. Bishop, Rev. Samuel Roberts, H. Lance Gray, Esq., H. Nugent Sharp, Esq., E. A. Dubois, Esq., Mrs. Percy Smith, Rev. T. P. Stevens. 8. Numbers of Members and Associates. The following statement will show the number of the supporters of the Institute at the present time, February 6th, 1911: Financially the last two years have resulted in a deficit of £56, due to the death and retirement of old members and associates. This has been met by the Sale of Stock, thereby reducing the Capital Investment of the Institute to £500 in 2 per cent. Consols. The Council hope each member and associate will endeavour this year to secure at least one addition to the list from amongst their own friends and acquaintances. If this were done the Council could greatly extend the usefulness of the Institute at home and abroad. 10. Auditors. Owing to the election of Mr. Sewell to the Council, Colonel Mackinlay resigned his position as one of the Auditors, one only of whom can be on the Council. At the request of the Council, Mr. Lance Gray kindly undertook the duties in conjunction with Mr. Sewell. The thanks of the Council are cordially extended to these gentlemen. 11. Country and Suburban Meetings. Through the kindness of friends of the Institute in various localities meetings have been held as follows: On the 12th May, 1910, in St. Andrew's Hall, Upper Norwood, when Professor Orchard spoke on the subject of his Gunning Prize Essay, the "Attitude of Science towards Miracles." He was supported by Professor Carruthers, Mr. Corrie, Colonel Mackinlay (Chairman of Council), Rev. J. Sharp and others. One Associate joined. On the 17th November, 1910, in the Pennefather Memorial Hall, Barnet, when the Rev. S. Roberts, Vicar of Christ Church, |