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111 accordance with the anuounceuient made on the 18th April, 

 a new subsectiou to Chap. II. of the Bye-Laws was read a third 

 time from the Chair, and, by Ballot, approved by 24 votes in 

 favour, with 1 against, and 2 abstentions. 



The Pbesident invited Dr. W. Caeruthers, T.E.S., the repre- 

 sentative of the Society at the recent Linnean celebrations in 

 Sweden, to make a report, upon which Dr. Carruthers gave an 

 account of the proceedings, beginning on the 21st May at Land, 

 where the Eector of the University received the visitors, and, 

 after a lunch, the excursion by special train to Rashult, the return 

 to Elmhult for supper, the further journey soutli to Hessleholm 

 to meet the train from Malmo, and the subsequent night journey 



Obverse and Eeverse of the special Linnean Gold Medal ; the Eeverse had the 

 following inscription on the space in continuation of that round the edge : — 

 " Univ. Kegiae Upsaliensi dat amicitiae pignus, X Kal. Jun. MCMVII." 



to Stockholm and Uppsala. Next he described a special journey 

 toLinne's Hammarby with his travelling companion Mr. (now Dr.) 

 B. Daydon Jackson, and Lieut.-Colonel Praiu, T.E.S. The events 

 of the two following days were then recounted — the students' 

 greeting at the railway station on the morning of the 23rd May ; 

 the celebration in the Aula of the University, where he presented 

 the special Linnean Gold Medal aud the Societj^'s Address ; 

 next the reception of the foreign delegates by the Prince Regent, 

 the decoration of Prof. Poulton and the General Secretary by the 

 Prince on behalf of the King with the insignia of the Polar Star ; 

 the Students' Concert in the afternoon, in the Botanic Garden; and 

 the Hector's dinner, at which only three toasts were proposed, 

 one being that of " The Linnean Society," to which the represen- 

 tative responded, and a reception afterwards in the University. 

 I'riday 24th opened with a salute of 21 guns from the castle ; 

 the great bell of the Cathedral rang from 8 till 8.15 ; at noon the 

 procession from the University started to the Cathedral, and he 



