84 Darwin- Wallace Celebration. 



Nos. 103-4 (4th series) of the Philosophical Magazine and 

 No. 7 (3rd series) of the Annals of Natural History. Both 

 presented by Richard Taylor, Esq., F.L.S. 



Nos. 2161-2 of the Literary Gazette. Presented by Lovell 

 Reeve, Esq., F.L.S. 



Original Drawings of Tasmanian Orchidese, by William 

 Archer, Esq., F.L.S. Presented by Mr. Archer. 



Handbook of the British Flora, by George Bentham, Esq., 

 F.L.S. Presented by the Author. 



Part 9 of the Grasses of Great Britain. Presented by 

 J. E. Sowerby, Esq. 



Examination of Pavon's collection of Peruvian Barks 

 contained in the British Museum. Presented by the Author, 

 J. E. Howard, Esq., F.L.S. 



Flora Melitensis. Presented by the Author, Dr. J. 

 C. Grech Delicata. 



Specimens of Highgate Resin. Presented by J. W. 

 Wetherall, Esq. 



The meeting having been specially summoned for tl.e 

 election of a Member of Council in place of Robert Brown, 

 Esq., V.P., deceased, the President opened the business of 

 the day, and the members present proceeded to ballot. 



The Ballot having closed, the President appointed 

 Dr. Seemann, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Heward to be Scrutineers, 

 to examine the Lists and report the result ; and the Votes 

 having been counted, and reported to the President, he 

 declared George Bentham, Esq., to be elected a Member of 

 Council for the ensuing year. 



The President nominated George Bentham, Esq., to be a 

 Vice-President in the place of Robert Brown, Esq., for the 

 ensuing year. 



It was moved by Sir Charles Lyell, seconded by 

 Mr. Bennett, and carried unanimously : 



"That this Meeting desires most emphatically to 

 record its deep sense of the eminent services rendered 



