The Hon. Mr. Waterhouse said he could congratulate the Society on the selection of officers, and he felt no doubt whatever that in the hands of these gentlemen the affairs of the Society would be wisely administered. At the same time he agreed with some observations which had fallen from the President about the attendance of members at the ordinary meetings, and he was himself of opinion that some steps ought to be taken to popularise the character of the Society, so as to create a more general interest in its operations. Before going home he had, at one of the meetings of the Society, ventured to suggest an annual soirée or conversazione, in which the ladies could take a part, as a means of making the institution popular, and thereby extending its usefulness. The idea was not adopted by the Council, and he thought there would be no harm in his repeating the suggestion now.