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“It had been hoped that the proceedings would end there, and that a vote of thanks and congratulation, moved by Professor Sergius, of Upsala University, would be duly seconded and carried; but it was soon evident that the course of events was not destined to flow so smoothly. Symptoms of opposition had been evident from time to time during the evening, and now Dr James Illingworth, of Edinburgh, rose in the center of the hall. Dr Illingworth asked whether an amendment should not be taken before a resolution.