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. Extracts from the Minute-Book of the L'mnean Society. 



May 24. In accordance with a Resolution of Council of the 26th ult., the 

 Secretary read the following Statement, viz. 



" LiNNEAN Society, 

 April 26, 1842. 



" The Council having had under their serious consideration the financial 

 affairs of the Society, submit the following Statement to the Fellows at large. 



" The cost of the Collections and Library of Linnaeus, together with those 

 of the first President, Sir James Edward Smith, purchased of the Executors of 

 the latter in 1828, amounted to £3000. Of this sum about £1500 were then 

 raised by subscription; and to meet the remainder a debt on bonds was in- 

 curred, which now amounts to £1300, paying interest at 5 per cent. 



" In consequence partly of this amount of interest, and partly of a diminution 

 in the Annual Receipts, there has been accumulated within the last few years a 

 further debt of about £500. 



" By recent arrangements a saving of some amount has been made in the 

 Expenditure ; but the Council are convinced that no further material reduction 

 can be made without greatly impairing the efficiency of the Society, and they 

 desire to avoid, as far as possible, the necessity of calUng upon the Fellows 

 to agree to a small charge being placed upon the Society's Publications ; that 

 appearing to be the most obvious means of supplying the deficiency in the 

 Annual Receipts. 



" With this view they propose a General Subscription, which, they trust, may 

 reach such an amount as to meet the present liabilities, and to reUeve the funds 

 of the Society from the burthen of debt and interest. They therefore earnestly 

 recommend the Subscription to the Members of the Society." 



The following is a List of the Subscriptions received : — 



The Lord Bishop of Norwich, Pres. 50 

 His Grace the Duke of Somerset . . 26 5 

 His Grace the Duke of Northumber- 

 land 50 



The Right Hon. Earl Brownlow . . 20 



William Anderson, Esq 10 



WUUam Atkinson, Esq 2 2 



Robert John Ash ton, Esq 5 



Charles Cardale Babington, Esq. . . 5 



Rev. John Barlow 5 



Henry Beaufoy, Esq 5 5 



Thomas Bell, Esq 21 



John J. Bennett, Esq., Secretary. . 21 



Rev. Miles Joseph Berkeley 5 



John Blackwall, Esq 10 



Francis Boott, Esq., M.D 10 



WiUiam Borrer, Esq 21 



William Borrer, Jun., Esq 5 5 



William Bridgman, Esq 5 5 



Lieut.-Gen.SirT.M.Brisbane,K.C.B. 5 



