56 Darwin- Wallace Celebration. 



to the study of Biology, and marks an epoch in the progress 

 of that Science. 



The Royal Microscopical Society desires to convey its 

 hearty good wishes for the prosperity of the Linnean Society 

 and hopes it may long flourish to the great advantage of 

 Biology and the progress of Science generally. 



(Signed) AVEBUBY. 



THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY (Dr. Horace T. Brown, F;R.S., 



F.L.S.). 



Mr. A. E. Shipley, F.R.S., F.L.S., representative of the 

 MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, unfortunately was unable 

 to arrive at the Meeting in time to take part, being detained 

 by his duties as Examiner at the University of Liverpool. 



And 



THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Mr. R. H. Byrne, F.Z.S.). 



THE BRITISH ACADEMY (Sir E. Maunde Thompson, K.C.B., 



President) presented the following address : 

 AT a Meeting of the Council of the British Academy held 

 on the 27th of May, the President, Sir Edward Maunde 

 Thompson, K.C.B., was appointed to represent the Academy 

 at the Darwin- Wallace Celebration of the Linnean Society of 

 London. 



The President of the British Academy has the honour to 

 express to the Linnean Society the heartiest good wishes and 

 sympathetic congratulations of the British Academy on this 

 auspicious occasion. 



(Signed) E. MAUNDE THOMPSON, 



President of 

 1st July, 1908. The British Academy. 



THE PRESIDENT : It now remains for us to have the 

 pleasure of hearing the address which Lord Avebury is good 

 enough to give us. 



The Rt. Hon. LORD AVEBURY, P.C., then delivered the 

 following Address : 



