LINNEAN SOCIETY OE LONDON. Iv 



The President nominated Francis Boott, Esq., M.D. ; Eobert 

 Brown, Esq. ; Eichard Owen, Esq. ; and William Tarrell, Esq., 

 Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year. 



The President proposed the Election of His Majesty Don Pedro, 

 King of Portugal, as one of the Honorary Members ; which, 

 having been put to the Society by open vote, was carried unani- 

 mously. 



June 3rd, 1856. 

 Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Wniiam Penny was elected an Associate. 



J . O. Westwood, Esq., E.L.S., made some observations on a 

 Lepidopterous Insect infesting the Sugar-canes of the Island of 

 Mauritius, and greatly diminishing the saccharine products (see 

 "Zoological Proceedings," p. 101) ; and a Conversation followed 

 among the Members present on the best means of destroying the 

 insect and thereby preventing its ravages. 



Head, a " Note on the development oi Fungi upon Patna Opium;" 

 by the Eev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., E.L.S. &c. (See " Botanical 

 Proceedings," p. 143.) 



June 17th, 1856. 



Special General Meeting. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The Meeting having been specially summoned "to consider 

 a proposal from Her Majesty's Grovernment to give Apartments 

 to the Linnean Society in Burlington House," contained in a 

 Letter addressed by the Secretary of the Treasury to the President 

 of the Eoyal Society, and printed at p. xxxii, it was moved by 

 Joseph Dalton Hooker, Esq., M.D., seconded by John Eorster, 

 Esq., and resolved unanimously : — 



That the Council be authorized to place itself in communication 

 with the Councils of the Eoyal and Chemical Societies, with 

 the view of carrying out the proposal of the Government, as 

 to the occupation of Burlington House. 



