X PKOCEEDINQS OF THE 



A Letter was read from Dr. James Salter, announcing the 

 Donation, ou the part of the following Subscribers, of a Portrait, 

 by Eddis, of J. J. Bennett, Esq., E.E.S., V.P.L.S., late Secretary 

 of the Society. 



George Benthara, 



C. C. Babington, Esq. 



WiUiam Baird, M.D. 



J. H. Balfoixr, M.D. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., V.P. 



Eobert Bentley, Esq. 



Erancis Boott, M.D. 



J. S. Bowerbank, LL.D. 



G. B. Buckton, Esq. 



Sir Charles J.E.Bunbury,Bart. 



George Busk, Esq., Sec. L.S. 



W. B. Carpenter, M.D. 



William Carruthers, Esq. 



Henry Christy, Esq. 



E. W. Cooke, Esq. 



Hugh Cuming, Esq. 



Frederick Currey, Esq., Sec. L.S. 



W. E. Dauiell, M.D. 



Charles Darwin, Esq. 



M. P. Edgeworth, Esq. 



E. J. Earre, M.D. 



"William Francis, Ph.D. 



John Gould, Esq. 



G. E. Gray, Esq. 



J. E. Gray, Ph.D. 



Edward Hamilton, M.D. 



Daniel Hanbury, Esq. 



J. A. Hankey, Esq. 



W. H. Harvey, M.D. 



Eobert Heward, Esq. 



W. C. Hewitson, Esq. 



J, B. Hicks, M.D. 



Esq., President. 



John Hogg, Esq. 



Sh- W. J. Hooker, K.H. 



J. D. Hooker, M.D., V.P. 



Eobert Hudson, Esq. 



F. H. Janson, Esq. 



T. C. Janson, Esq. 



John Jesse, Esq. 



Eichard Kippist, Libr. L.S. 



Eobert McAndrew, Esq. 



John Miers, Esq. 



Thomas Moore, Esq. 



T. N. E. Morson, Esq. 



Sir E. I. Murchison, K.C.B. 



Eev. W. W. Newbould. 



Major F. J. S. Parry. 



Algernon Peckover, Esq. 



E. C. A. Prior, M.D. 

 Charles Eatcliff, Esq. 



F. C. S. Eoper, Esq. 

 S. J. A. Salter, M.B. 



W. W. Saunders, Esq., Treas. 



and V.P. 

 Berthold Seemann, Ph.D. 

 Thomas Thomson, M.D. 

 Thomas Tingle, Esq. 

 John Van Voorst, Esq. 

 Eobert Wakefield, Esq. 

 N. B. Ward, Esq. 

 Alfred White, Esq. 

 Eobert Wight, M.D. 

 James Tates, Esq. 



The following Papers were read ; viz. — 



1. " On two aquatic Hymenoptera, one of which uses its wings 

 in swimming;" by John Lubbock, Esq., F.E.S., F.L.S., &c. (See 

 " Transactions,' vol, xxiv. part 2). 



