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and thus be recognized by the Government as deserving of being 

 located in a government building. Shortly after that time a 

 meeting of the Eoyal Society was held, at which the President of 

 that body stated to the Fellows what steps had been taken with 

 reference to the location of the Societies in this building, and he 

 then publicly asked the President of the Chemical Society, Pro- 

 fessor Miller, and myself as your representative, whether the two 

 Societies would be satisfied with the accommodation then offered 

 them. That accommodation appeared to us to be very liberal, and 

 such as would amply satisfy our needs, and we both expressed our 

 cordial assent to the arrangement. I will now detail to you in 

 what it consists. The entrance-hall is common propert}^ ; on the 

 ground floor we have two front rooms on the east side of the Hall, 

 the first of which contains our principal botanical collections, and 

 the second, which will also be our CouncH-room, has the New Hol- 

 land birds and other animals which were arranged round the walls 

 of the Council-room in Soho Square. This room vdll also be used 

 for the meetings of the Council of the Chemical Society, to whom it 

 had been originally assigned, but who gave it up to us with this un- 

 derstanding. On the priucipal floor we have the room in which we 

 are now assembled, as our ordinary meeting-room, and the great 

 Ball-room, now appropriated to oiu' library. The whole of the 

 second floor is also allotted to us, consistiug of eight commodious 

 rooms. Of these three are devoted to our Librarian, and three to 

 the Porter. One large room will contain such parts of the Col- 

 lection as are least frequently used, and the other a certain portion 

 of the stock of the Transactions. There are also very extensive 

 dry lofts, which form excellent store-rooms. The north end of the 

 library is set apart for the Limiean Collections, — the Herbarium 

 being arranged on one side, the zoological specimens on the other, 

 and the books partly on each side. The great Hall, forming the 

 west building, is also at the service of the Society if it should ever 

 be required. The Committee, to whom the Council entrusted the 

 whole arrangements of the removal, have been most anxious and 

 careful to accommodate the Pellows, and to facilitate their use of 

 the library and collections, and I believe I may with confidence 

 anticipate that their labours wUl prove perfectly satisfactory. It 

 will readily be believed that the removal of so large an establish-, 

 ment, and our location in a new and very difterently arranged 

 abode, would be attended with great expense. It became necessary 

 to appeal to the Pellows for their assistance and cooperation. 

 That appeal has been met in a spu'it of ready liberality; and a 



