504 Extracts from the Minute-Book of the Linnean Society. 



For these and other reasons which are detailed in his paper, Mr. 

 Hogg still believes both the River and Sea-Sponges to be vegetable 

 productions, and maintains that " until they shall be discovered to 

 possess a stomach or a gastric sac, no zoologist can possibly consider 

 them to belong to the Animal Kingdom." 

 1845. 

 March 18. A Letter was read from Alfred White, Esq., F.L.S., addressed to 

 the Secretary, accompanying the presentation of a Microscope to the 

 Society, as follows : — 



" 15 Cloudesley Square, 



18th March, 1845. 

 " My dear Sir, 



" It is with much pleasure I forward to you the accompanying Microscope 



for presentation to the Linnean Society, in the name of the following Fellows, 



who desire that it may be used at any time for the illustration of Papers read 



before the Society, and left for the use of the Members at other times under 



such regulations as the Council may consider sufficient to protect it from 



injury. 



" I remain, dear Sir, 



" Yours very truly, 

 (Signed) "Alfred White." 



Edward Forster, Esq., Vice-President. 



J. J. Bennett, Esq., Secretary. 



Thomas Bell, Esq. 



F. Boott, Esq., M.D. 



Edward Doubleday, Esq. 



J. A. Hankey, Esq. 



J. D. Hooker, Esq., M.D. 



Joseph Janson, Esq. 



F. H. Janson, Esq. 



T. C. Janson, Esq. 



W. H. Lloyd, Esq. 



Joshua Milne, Esq. 

 F. G. P. Neison, Esq. 

 Daniel Sharpe, Esq. 

 R. H. SoUy, Esq. 

 W. H. Solly, Esq. 

 Edward Solly, Esq. 

 N. B. Ward, Esq. 

 Alfred White, Esq. 

 J. E. Winterbottora, Esq. 

 William Yarrell, Esq. 



It was ordered that the Thanks of the Society be given to the 

 Fellows named in the Letter for their valuable present. 



