viii Extracts from the Minutes of the Council 



" Brother, the glory of whose reign, and whose protection of 

 " all the Sciences and useful Arts, must be gratefully remem- 

 •' bered by an enlightened nation. From the paternal and bene- 

 " ficent feelings which Your Majesty has evinced towards all 

 " descriptions of your people, we venture to hope for a con- 

 " tinuance of the same gracious patronage to our Corporate 

 " Body, which it experienced from Your Majesty's lamented 

 " Predecessor ; and we earnestly pray that Divine Providence 

 " may vouchsafe to bless with a long and happy life both 

 " Your Majesty and Your Royal Consort The Queen, 

 " whose conspicuous example in the practice of all those vir- 

 " tues which improve society and adorn domestic life, reflects 

 " lustre on the Throne, whilst it insures the admiration, respect, 

 " and affection of your people." 



Ordered — That a Letter be written to the President, re- 

 questing him to take The King's Pleasure as to the time and 

 manner of receiving the Address and becoming the Patron of 

 the Society. 



December 21, 1830. 



Robert Brown, Esq., V.P. in the Chair. 



The Vice-President read a Letter addressed to the President, 

 from Sir Robert Peel His Majesty's Principal Secretary of 

 State for the Home Department, as follows : — 



" My Lord, Whitehall, Nov. 18, 1830. 



*' I have had the honour to lay before The King the loyal 

 and dutiful Address of the President and Fellows of the Linnean 

 Society of London, which accompanied your Lordship's Letter 

 of the 15th of November, which His Majesty was pleased to 

 receive in the most gracious manner. 



"And 



