Presidential address at the opening of the third session, Nov. 2, 1876 / by Mr. Serjeant Cox.

  • Cox, Edward W. (Edward William), 1809-1879.
Date:
1876
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Credit: Presidential address at the opening of the third session, Nov. 2, 1876 / by Mr. Serjeant Cox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^ocietij of dmt (Vresidential Address at the Opening of the Third Session, Nov. 2, 1876, by Mr. Serjeant Cox, President.) It is my pleasing duty to open the Third Session of this Society with a brief review of the work it has done since its last anniversary and of the prospects with which it com- mences the third year of its existence. I have also to report the progress which our Science has made and the most important incidents that have occurred to it during the same period of time, for in the record of the past we may trace the promise of the future. My task will be one of almost unbroken congratulation. Our Society has good cause to be proud of the progress it has made and the position it has won. There has been a great accession to the number of its members. Increased attention has been given to its proceedings by the press and the public. The attendance at its meetings has never failed. The interest taken in them by members and visitors alike has not flagged. The papers read have been upon many subjects of the utmost interest and importance. The discussions have been animated and instructive I believe I may assert that, with the single exception of the ever-popular Geographical Society, no Scientific Asso- B [147]