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pupils of the Medical School of Paris, where his lectures were 

 exceedingly popular. He was elected a Foreign Member of the 

 Linnean Society in 1 843 ; and died in the month of October last, 

 in the 59th year of his age. 



Among our Associates, we have become aware of only one death, 

 that of 



Mr. William Gardiner, an humble but laborious and enthusiastic 

 collector of British plants ; in which capacity he was well known to 

 many members of the Society. He had published a ' Flora of For- 

 farshire ' and several useful collections of dried specimens, chiefly of 

 the plants of the Highlands ; and was engaged in preparing a fourth 

 edition of the first series of his ' Mosses,' at the time of his death, 

 which took place at Dundee, on the 21st of June last year. He 

 was elected an Associate of tlie Linnean Society in 1849. 



The Secretary also announced that fifteen Fellows and two 

 Foreign Members had been elected since the last Anniversary. 



At the election which subsequently took place, Thomas Bell, Esq., 

 was elected President ; William Yarrell, Esq., was re-elected Trea- 

 surer ; John Joseph Bennett, Esq., Secretary ; and Richard Taylor, 

 Esq., Under-Secretary. The following five Fellows were elected 

 into the Council in the room of others going out : Francis Boott, 

 M.D. ; William John Burchell, D.C.L. ; William Spence, Esq. ; 

 Francis Walker, Esq., and Robert Wight, M,D. 



Among the presents announced was a Portrait of Linnaeus, copied 

 by Prof. Pasch from the original by Roslin, in the possession of the 

 Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, for Archbishop Troil, by 

 him presented to Sir Joseph Banks, and now presented to the Society 

 by Robert Brown, Esq., President; for which the special thanks of 

 the Society were directed to be given. 



It was moved by Dr. Wallich, seconded by Dr. Boott, and una- 

 nimously resolved : — 



That the most grateful and cordial thanks of the Society be 

 offered to Mr. Brown for the admirable manner in which, for 

 more than three years, he has conducted the business of the 

 Society as its President ; together with the great and sincere 

 regret of the Members that advancing years and the infirmities 

 attending on them should have induced him to relinquish an 

 office, in which it would have been their earnest desire long to 

 have availed themselves of his invaluable services. 



