132 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE 



The Ballot for the Council having closed, the President appointed 

 Mr. James Britten, Mr. John Hopkiuson, and Mr. Charles Tyler, 

 Scrutineers. The votes having been counted and reported to 

 the President, he declared the following Members to be removed 

 from tlie Council, viz. : — Mr. Thomas Christy, Mr. G-eorge E. M. 

 Murray, Dr. G. J. Eomanes, Mr. Howard Saunders, and Lord 

 Walsingham. 



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

 Mr. Arthur Bennett, Mr. James Edmund Harting, Mr. Albert 

 D. Michael, Prof. St. Greorge J. Mivart, and Dr. Henry Trimen. 



The Ballot for the Officers having closed, the President nomi- 

 nated the same Scrutineers. The votes having been counted 

 and reported to the President, he declared the result as follows, 

 viz. : — President, Mr. AVilliam Carruthers ; Treasurer, Mr. Prank 

 Crisp ; Secretaries, Mr. B. Daydon Jackson and Mr. W. Percy 

 Sladen. 



The President then delivered his Address(seep. 135) and paper 

 "On the Forms of Seedlings and the Causes to which they are 

 due." (This will appear in the Journal with appropriate 

 illustrations.) 



Prof. Mivart then moved the following resolution, viz.: — 

 " That the thanks of the Society be given to the President for 

 his excellent Address, and that he be requested to allow it to be 

 printed." 



This having been seconded by Prof. Moseley, and spoken to by 

 Mr. J. Gr. Baker and Dr. Henry Trimen, was carried. 



Afterwards Prof. Allman proposed: — " That the Fellows accord 

 a special vote of thanks to Sir John Lubbock for his valuable 

 services as President of the Society for the last five years, 

 during which time, at considerable sacrifice on his part, he has 

 given close attendance to the affairs of the Society, both in Council 

 and at the Evening Meetings, besides himself contributing several 

 most interesting papers, and as the Fellows generally regret his 

 retirement, those present desire that this expression should 

 apjjear on the Minutes." 



This Eesolution, having been seconded by Mr. Frederic 

 Stratton, was carried. 



Mr. Robert MacLachlan then moved: — "That a vote of thanks 

 be given to our Treasurer (Mr. Crisp) and Secretaries (Mr. Jack- 

 son and Mr. Sladen) for their valuable labours during the 

 Session." 



This was seconded by Mr. Greorge Maw, spoken to by the 

 President, and carried. 



Mr. William AVickham also proposed that a vote of thanks be 

 given to the Scrutineers for their services, which was seconded 

 by Mr. Francis L. Soper, and carried. 



