148 Proceedingi of Phihtophkal Societies^ [Aug. 



Article XL 



Proceedings of Philosophical Societies, 



LINNEAN SOCIETY. 



April 19. — The reading of the Rev. Messrs. R. Sheppard's 

 and W. Whitear's Catalogue of the Birds of Norfolk and Suf- 

 folk was continued. 



Mai/ 3.— Prof. F. A. Bonelli, and Mons. C. S. Kunth, were 

 elected to fill the two vacancies in the Hst of Foreign Members 

 of the Society ; and the reading of the Catalogue of Norfolk 

 and Suffolk Birds was concluded. Annexed to this catalogue 

 was a table of the times of migration of various birds, as observed 

 at several places in the above counties during a series of years. 



Mai/ 24. — The Anniversary Meeting of the Society was held 

 this day at one o'clock. Sir J. E. Smith, President j in the Chair; 

 when the following members were chosen Officers and Council 

 for the ensuing year. 



President. -Sit J. E. Smith, Knt. MD. FRS. 



Vice-Presidents. — Samuel, Lord Bishop of Carlisle, LLD. 

 VPRS. ; A. B. Lambert, Esq. FRS. ; W. G. Maton, MD. FRS. ; 

 Edward, Lord Stanley, MP. FHS. 



Secretary. — J. E. Bicheno, Esq. 



Assistant- Secret ary . — Richard Taylor, Esq. MAS. 



Treasurer. — Edward Forster, Esq. FRS. 



Council. — Edward Barnard, Esq. FHS. ; Robert Brown, Esq. 

 FRS ; H. T. Colebrooke, Esq. FRS. ; Edward Home, Esq. ; 

 Charles Konig, FRS; Daniel Moore, Esq. FRS.; Rev. T. 

 Rackett, MA. FRS. ; and J. F. Stephens, Esq. 



The Society afterwards dined at the Freemasons' Tavern, 

 where the presence of Sir J.E. Smith, in improved health, added 

 much to the enjoyment of the day. Addresses on subjects inte- 

 resting to the cultivators of natural history were delivered by 

 various members and other men of science : amongst others, by 

 the venerable Bishop of Carlisle, Lord Stanley, the Rev. Dr. 

 Fleming, and the respective Presidents of the Horticultural and 

 Geological Societies. Numerous expressions of respect and 

 cordial esteem were called forth towards the late Secretarjr of 

 the Society, Alexander Mac Leay, Esq. FRS. on the occasion 

 of his quitting this country for a time, to occupy the important 

 station of Colonial Secretary in New South Wales. 



June 7. — Some communications were read from Lieut. J. H. 

 Davies, and Charles Willcox, Esq. relative to a species of 

 MityluSy stated by them to be M, bidens, found in great quantity 

 adhering to the bottom of his Majesty's ship Wellesley, built at 

 Bombay, and which has been lying in Portsmouth Harbour ever 



