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At the Election which subsequently took place, Thomas Bell, 

 Esq., was re-elected President ; Francis Boott, Esq., M.D., Trea- 

 surer ; John Joseph Bennett, Esq., Secretary ; and Greorge Busk, 

 Esq., Under- (Zoological) Secretary. The following five Eellows 

 were elected into the Council in the room of others going out : viz., 

 Frederick Currey, Esq., E.E.S. ; Prof. Grant, P.E.S. ; Thomas 

 Corbyn Janson, Esq. ; Prof. Lindley, F.E.S. ; and Sir Charles 

 Lyell, F.E.S. 



The President nominated G-eorge Bentham, Esq., Francis Boott, 

 Esq., M.D. ; Eichard Owen, Esq., D.C.L. ; and William Wilson 

 Saunders, Esq., Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year. 



Among the presents announced, was that of an extensive series 

 of conchological works not previously existing in the Society's 

 Library, presented by Hugh Cuming, Esq., F.L.S., to whom the 

 special thanks of the Society were directed to be oiFered for his 

 valuable present. 



June 2nd, 1859. 



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



William Camps, Esq., M.D., was elected a Fellow. 



Eead, first, " Notes on Homalmm ; " by George Bentham, Esq., 

 V.P.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. iv. p. 31.) 



Eead, secondly, a " Eevision of Dalhergiece ; " by George Ben- 

 tham, Esq., Y.P.L.S. (See " Botanical Proceedings," vol. iv. p. .) 



Eead, thirdly, a Letter from Charles Knight, Esq., F.L.S., " On 

 the Common Slug of New Zealand." (See "Transactions," vol. 

 xxii. p. .) 



Eead, fourthly, a " Catalogue of the Dipterous Lisects collected 

 by Mr. A. E. Wallace at Makessar in the Island of Celebes;" 

 by Francis Walker, Esq., F.L.S. (See " Zoological Proceedings," 

 vol. iv. p. 90.) 



Eead, fifthly, a second Letter from Mr. Charles Barter on the 

 Vegetation of Western Africa, addressed to Sir W. J. Hooker, 

 F.E.S., F.L.S. (See " Botanical Proceedings," vol. iv. p. 23.) 



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