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His Majesty the King of Bavaria, announcing that the collection which His 

 Majesty had ordered was, through the care of Professor Martins, now 

 ready, and would be delivered to the Society in a short time by the Bava- 

 rian ambassador in London, Baron de Cetto. The collection was said to 

 consist of upwards of 600 specimens. Mr. Frost, the Professor of Botany, 

 then delivered a lecture on the genus iaurus, a splendid collection of 

 which was exhibited to the members, there being no less than eighteen 

 living species from His Majesty's gardens at Kew, furnished by the kindness 

 of W. T. Alton, Esq. Besides these, there were thirteen other species, 

 contributed by Messrs. Loddiges of Hackney, Mr. Richard Forrest, Mr. 

 David Cameron, Mr. Fairbairn, and Mr. Richardson. This genus is par- 

 ticularly rich, as it is from it that many valuable medicines are procured, 

 such as camphor (jLaurus Cdmphora)y cinnamon (iaurus Cinnamomum), 

 sassafras (Z/aurus Sassafras), bastard cinnamon (Z/aurus Cassia), &c. 



A complete bowl of camphor was exhibited, as also several other pharma- 

 ceutical preparations from Mr. Battley. 



The Chairman announced that a vacancy had occurred in the Professor- 

 ship of Materia Medica ; candidates for which were requested to send in 

 their testimonials as early as possible, as the vacancy would be filled up at 

 the ensuing Meeting. 



The Chairman announced that the first fasciculus of the first volume of 

 the Transactions of the Society, illustrated with two coloured engravings 

 of the Melaleuca Cajuputi and Melaleuca Leucadendron, was now ready 

 for delivery to the members. 



The Committee also announced that a paper, on the doubtful identity of 

 Bonplandia trifoliata and Angostura Bark, by Dr. John Hancock, would be 

 laid before the next Meeting, to be holden July 11. 1828. {Athenesum.) 



July 11. The Society held their last Meeting for the season. After a 

 number of presents were announced, and several gentlemen balloted for 

 and elected, a paper was read, entitled Remarks on the doubtful identity of 

 Bonpldnd'm trifoliatOy and the Angostura or Carony Bark Tree, by Dr. John 

 Hancock. The paper was accompanied by fine native specimens of the 

 bark, leaves, flowers, capsules, and seeds of the plant. 



A Dogfaced Baboon, Simia. Hamadryas {hamadryades, nymphs who pre- 

 side over trees, and are said to live and die with them, from hama, with, 

 drys, the oak), {fig. 151.) died a week or two ago in the Tower, after 

 having attracted a great deal 

 of attention during its resi- 

 dence in that establishment, 

 by its extraordinary resem- 

 blance to humanity, not only 

 in form and appearance, but 

 also in its manners and habits. 

 The right arm, in particular, 

 exhibited a singular likeness 

 to the corresponding part of 

 the human figure ; so much 

 so, indeed, that had it not 

 been for its hairy covering, 

 and the somewhat unusual 

 length of the fingers, the eye, 

 at least, might almost have 

 mistaken it for a portion of 

 some brawny blacksmith, or 

 hero of the ring. Our de- 

 ceased friend, we understand, 

 of porter by its assistance, in 



to any of us ; and would swill it off, apparently with quite a human relish 



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used, at all events, to brandish his pot 

 a style that would have done honour 



