(3o PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



described the scene of the Promotion, the Promotor in each case 

 being the Dean of his respective Paculty : Divinity, Law, Medicine, 

 and Philosophy. Mr. F. Darwin, the General Secretary, and 

 himself, Fellows of the Society, had the honorary degree of Doctor 

 of Philosophy conferred upon them. Artillery was fired during 

 the granting of the degi'ees, and soon after 3.0 p.m. the audience 

 dispersed, the new doctors to gather on the steps of the University 

 to receive the homage of the students with their banners, presi- 

 dent, and chorus. The dinner was in the Aula, followed by a 

 students' ball, which was attended by the General Seci-etary. 

 Early on Saturday the delegates left for Stockholm, but the special 

 train was late in reaching Stockholm, too late to permit of the 

 Bergielund Botanic Garden being visited. At 2.0 p.m. the event 

 of the day took place at the Kungl. Musikaliska Akademi, where 

 Count Mcirner, President of the Kungl. Svenska Vetenskaps 

 Akademi, after eulogising Linnseus, spoke in English and an- 

 nounced that the Bicentenary Medal of the Academy had been 

 awarded to Sir Joseph Hooker. A dinner at Hasselbacken closed 

 the day's doings, and a garden party at the Palace the following day 

 put the seal on the festivities. No one who was present during 

 that momentous week would ever forget it, but must always look 

 back upon it as a most delightful episode, to be treasured in 

 memory to the end of life. 



The General Secretary added a few supplementary remarks, 

 pointing out on a map on the screen the position of the places 

 named, and then showing lantern-slides of Lund University, the 

 obelisk at Eashult, the Cathedral at Uppsala (three views), and a 

 students' procession in front of Uppsala University. 



Mr. G. C. Druce, E.L.S., showed a specimen of Orohanche Bitro 

 from the Channel Islands, which had been named var. hypochceroides 

 by Glinther von Beck ; also fresh specimens of Bromus interrupius 

 from N.AV. Northants, and Orchis Simia, gathered the previous day. 



Mr. G. Glover exhibited a small portrait of William Kirby, 

 the entomologist, painted on xicademy board. The Rev. T. R. II. 

 Stebbing recalled the early history of the celebrated Introduction 

 to Entomology from the pens of " Kirby and Spence.'' 



The following papers were read and discussed : — 



Prof. A. Dendy, D.Sc, Sec.L.S., and E. Hindle.— " Some 

 Additions to our Knowledge of the ISew Zealand 

 Holothurians." 



Prof. W. A. Haswell, E.L.S. — " Australasian Polyclads." (Com- 

 municated by Prof. A. Dendy, D.Sc, Sec.L.S.) 



Mr. C. Tate Eegan. — " Marine Fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley 

 Gardiner in the Indian Ocean." 



Prof. Neumann. — " Ixodidae collected in the same Expedition^' 

 (Communicated by the Zoological Secretary.) 



