Address delivered at the second annual meeting of the Anthropological Society of London / by James Hunt.

  • Hunt, James, 1833-1869.
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[1865]
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    DELIVERED AT THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ANTHROPO- LOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. By Dr. JAMES HUNT, President. Gentlemen,—We are met this day to celebrate our second anni- versary ; and it may, perhaps, he useful if we take this opportunity of glancing at our labours during the past year, with a view of appreci- ating what yet remains for us to do. It is not for me to give any opinion as to the value of what we have done, or how far our labours have contributed to advance the cause of truth and science. I shall confine myself to a narration of undisputed facts respecting our past work and the present state of the Society, and shall conclude with some general observations respecting the future development of anthropological science in this country. The Fellows are well aware of all that has been published under the auspices of the Society; but they are not so well acquainted with the enormous labours which have devolved on the officers and council in order to place the Society in a permanent and satis- factory working order. Although our Society is still in its infancy, this has, to a great extent, been already accomplished. Twelve months ago, the plan of our Society was scarcely understood by many of the fellows; but during the past year it has gradually unfolded itself, and we now only await the issue of the first volume of our Memoirs to fully realise all the objects contemplated. During the past year it has been an especial object to set the So- ciety on a permanently satisfactory footing, and this has been accom- plished to a great extent, and without at all interfering with our