LIJS'SDAN SOCIETi' or LONDOK. liii 



Andes of Peru;" by Ei chard Spruce, Esq. Comiramicated by 

 Dr. J. D. Hooker, P.L.S. 



Eead, fifthly, a Note " On the Nidi and habits of a species of 

 Lumhrictis, found in the Loudon Clay near Highgate ;" by J. W. 

 "Wetherell, Esq. Communicated by James Tates, Esq., E.L.S. 

 (See " Zoological Proceedings," vol. iii. p. 31.) 



Eead, sixthly, a '^ Description of AmorjyJiojnis, a new genus of 

 Crustacea, of the Pamily of PinnotlieridcB -" by Thomas Bell, Esq., 

 President of the Linnean Society. 



June 17th, 1858. 



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



The necessary business of the meeting having been disposed of, 

 it was proposed by the President, and unanimously resolved : — 



" That in. consequence of the recent death of Eobert Brown, 

 Esq., Yice-President, and formerly President of the Society, 

 and in consideration of his long connexion with, and eminent 

 services to the Society and to Natiu-al Science, the meeting 

 should now adjourn." 



In proposing this resolution, the President made the following 

 observations : — 



Gentlemen, — It becomes my very painful duty to advert for a 

 few moments to the unspeakable loss which has accrued to science 

 in general, and to the Linnean Society particularly, since oiu' last 

 meeting. At that time I could not shut my eyes to the probability 

 that before we should again meet, science and society would be de- 

 prived of one who was equally the ornament of both. That event, 

 as you are well aware, has now occurred, and Eobert Brown is 

 removed from amongst us. I will not, on such an occasion as the 

 present, attempt to offer you a formal eulogy on one whom you 

 aU knew so well, and loved and respected so warmly. I will not 

 dwell upon his unequalled attainments in his favourite science, 

 on the extent and variety of his learning, on his wide and pro- 

 found research, his acute discrimination, his solid good sense, the 



