Ladies and gentlemen, desirous of becoming Ordinary Members, are requested to send their names and address, with their literary, scientific, or official descriptions, to any one of the officers, by whom they will be duly laid before the council: and, if approved, their election will be notified to them.
Eminent foreign scholars, and men of science, known to be conversant with Chronology, will be requested to accept diplomas, and to render their valuable aid by correspondence with the Institute.
CONSTITUTION AND OBJECT.
I. That the Chronological Institute of London shall consist of a Treasurer, Secretary, and Registrar, and (when deemed expedient) of a President; also of a Council, and other Members.
II. That the Members shall be either Ordinary or Honorary: the former contributing to the support, and having a voice in the government of the Institute; the latter not having such obligation.
III. That the object of the Institute shall be to promote Chronological Science, by literary contributions, by collecting and diffusing information, by interchange of correspondence, by lectures on Chronology and its various branches and applications, and by the publication or encouragement of Chronological works.
London, 22d December, 1851.
OFFICERS AND COUNCIL, 1851-2.
Treasurer—John Lee, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S., &c., Doctors' Commons, London, and Hartwell, Bucks.
Registrar—Sir William Betham, Knt., M.R.I.A., &c., Ulster King at Arms, Dublin Castle.