VI PEOCEEJ)IKGS or THE 



March 17th, 1857. 



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



Henry Barth, Esq., LL.D., and John Quekett, Esq., were 

 elected Eellows. 



Eead, first, a " Notice of a new species of Strepsipterous In- 

 sect found on a Homopteroiis Insect sent from Borneo by Mr. 

 WaUace;" by J. O. Westwood, Esq., E.L.S. 



Eead, secondly, a Memoir " On the Germination oi Barringtonia 

 and Careya ;" by Thomas Thomson, Esq., M.D., E.E.S., E.L.S. 

 (See " Botanical Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 47.) 



Read, thirdly, a " Description of a new species of Naked-eyed 

 Medusa {Thaumantias achroa), mth histological details ;" by T. 

 S. Cobbold, Esq., M.D. ; communicated by the Secretary. (See 

 " Zoological Proceedings," vol, ii. p. 38.) 



April 7th, 1857. 



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



John Edward Gray, Esq., Ph.D. ; T. S. Cobbold, Esq., M.D. ; 

 and Walter Eitch, Esq., were elected Fellows. 



Eead, first, a *' Note on a singidar case of Colouring of the 

 Human Hair;" by William A. Guy, Esq., M.B. ; communicated 

 by the President. (See " Zoological Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 41.) 



Eead, secondly, a Memoir " On the Dentition of the Salmonidce, 

 with Observations on the relation of Species to Genus or Natural 

 Family ;" by Eobert I^Jiox, Esq., M.D., F.E.S.E. ; communi- 

 cated by the Secretary, 



Eead, thii-dly, "Notes on the Food of some Freshwater Fishes, 

 more particularly the Vendace and the Trout, of the Salmonidee ;" 

 by William Baird, Esq., M.D., F.L.S. 



