LINNEAN SOCIETY OE LONDON. lv 



The President nominated Francis Boott, Esq., M.D. ; Robert 

 Brown, Esq. ; Richard Owen, Esq. ; and William Tarrell, Esq., 

 Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year. 



The President proposed the Election of His Majesty Don Pedro, 

 King of Portugal, as one of the Honorary Members; which, 

 having been put to the Society by open vote, was carried unani- 

 mously. 



June 3rd, 1856. 

 Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. William Penny was elected an Associate. 



J. O. Westwood, Esq., F.L.S., made some observations on a 

 Lepidopterous Insect infesting the Sugar-canes of the Island of 

 Mauritius, and greatly diminishing the saccharine products (see 

 " Zoological Proceedings," p. 101) ; and a Conversation followed 

 among the Members present on the best means of destroying the 

 insect and thereby preventing its ravages. 



Read, a " Note on the development oiFtmgi upon Patna Opium;" 

 by the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., E.L.S. &c. (See " Botanical 

 Proceedings," p. 143.) 



June 17th, 1856. 



Special General Meeting. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The Meeting having been specially summoned "to consider 

 a proposal from Her Majesty's Government to give Apartments 

 to the Linnean Society in Burlington House," contained in a 

 Letter addressed by the Secretary of the Treasury to the President 

 of the Royal Society, and printed at p. xxxii, it was moved by 

 Joseph Dalton Hooker, Esq., M.D., seconded by John Eorster, 

 Esq., and resolved unanimously : — 



That the Council be authorized to place itself in communication 

 with the Councils of the Royal and Chemical Societies, with 

 the view of carrying out the proposal of the Government, as 

 to the occupation of Burlington House. 



