LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. ^^ 



During the year seven Fellows had withdrawn, viz. : — 



W. C. Boyd. 



H. a. Bohn. 



r. H. Champneys. 



G. E. Comerford Casey. 



And 40 Fellow^s had been elected. 



H. T. K. Kempton. 

 Capt. J. V. Legge. 

 Capt. Gilbert Mair. 



During the past year there had been received as Donations 

 to the Library ISJ- volumes and 113 pamphlets and separate 

 impressions of memoirs. From the various acieutific Societies 

 there had also been received 117 volumes and 175 detached 

 parts ; besides 2-1 volumes obtained by exchange and donation 

 from the Editors of independent periodicals. The Council, at 

 the recommendation of the Library Committee, had sanctioned 

 the purchase of 58 separate volumes and 60 parts of important 

 works. The total additions to the Library were therefore 383 

 volumes and 348 separate parts. 



The Secretary, on behalf of the President, having read the Bye- 

 Laws govei'ning the elections, — 



The President then opened the business of the day, and the 

 Fellows present proceeded to Ballot for the Council and Officers. 



The Ballot for the Council having closed, the President 

 appointed Lieut. -Col. Grrant, Mr. Charles J. Breese, and Mr. 

 Cliarles Tyler as Scrutineers. The votes having been counted 

 and reported to the President, he declared the following Members 

 to be removed from the Council, viz. : 



Prof. G. J. Allman, Eev. J. M. Crombie, Mr. W. S. Dallas, 

 Mr. Arthur Grrote, and Prof. E. R. Lankester. 



And the following to be elected into the Council, viz, : 

 Mr. Henry W. Bates, Prof T. S. Cobbold, Prof. P. M. Duncan, 

 Mr. E. Morell Holmes, Sir J. D. Hooker. 



The President then delivered his Address (see p. 36), followed 

 by Reports on the various botanical and zoological publications 

 during the previous twelvemonth. 



Sir J. D. Hooker then proposed the following resolution, 

 viz. : — " That the thanks of the Society be presented to the Pre- 

 sident for his excellent Address ; and that he be requested to 

 allow it to be printed." 



This having been seconded by Mr. S. W. Silver, was carried 

 unanimously. 



The senior Secretary read the Obituary Notices of deceased 

 Fellows (see p. 58). 



JjInn. soc. peoceedings. — SESsioiss 1880-82. 



