36 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE 



10. " Notice of a uew Animalcule allied to Pleuronema.'' By 

 F. W. Phillips, F.L.S. 



11. " On a Collection of Ferns made by theEev. E. B. Comius 

 in the Solomon Islands." By J. G. Baker, F.E.S., F.L.S. 



12. " On the Teredo utricvliis of Gmelin, with Eemarks upon 

 other Ship-worms." By S. Hanley, F.L.S. 



13. " On two new, and one wrongly referred, Cyrtandrese." By 

 H O. Forbes. Communicated by W. T. Thiselton Dyer, F.E.S., 

 F.L.S. 



14. " Mollusca of H.M.S. ' Challenger ' Expedition."— Part XV. 

 By the Eev. E. Boog Watson, F.L.S. 



Anniveesaey Addeess of the Peesident. 

 Gentlemen, — 



On the first intimation that you proposed to confer upon me the 

 very high honour of electing me to the Presidency, I must con- 

 fess to much hesitation whether it would be right to accept so 

 great a responsibility. It was impossible not to be conscious 

 that there were others much better qualified to occupy the post 

 with advantage to the Society, both from their abilities and great 

 services to biological science. I also felt that it would be impos- 

 sible for me to prepare an Address such as those which you have 

 been accustomed to hear. For even if I had been competent to 

 do so in other respects, it would have been almost impracticable 

 just in the middle of the Parliameutary Session. Under these 

 circumstances I can but ask for your generous indulgence. I do 

 so with tlie better hope of success, having been fortunately able 

 to supplement my own shortcomings by the valuable aid of friends. 



My distinguished predecessor in this Chair was of opinion 

 that the object of the Presidential Address would be best fulfilled 

 by making it as far as possible an exposition of recent progress 

 in some branch of Natural Science ; and the object he thus placed 

 before himself, I think, we shall agree that he most successfully 

 attained. On the present occasion, however, at any rate I will 

 rather refer to the events of the last year with especial reference 

 to their bearing on our Society. 



In many respects we have undoubtedly much reason for con- 

 gratulation. The Society was established in 1788, and no body 

 which has nearly arrived at its centenary can expect to grow 

 rapidly ; nevertheless our numbers show a steady and continuous 

 increase. 



Our pecuniary position is also satisfactory, our balance in liand 



