4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



January 15th, 1903. 



Mr, Frank Crisp, LL.B., B.A., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Arthur Grove was elected a Fellow and Mr, Andrew 

 Scott an Associate, and Mr. William Southworth and Mr. Hugh 

 de Beauvoir de Havillaud were admitted Fellows o£ the Society. 



The Meeting having been made Special for the consideration of 

 certain proposals, as announced from the Chair on the 18th 

 December last, and communicated to the Fellows by Circular 

 Letter of the 31st December, the Chairman explained, that the 

 President was pi-evented from presiding by illuess, and briefly 

 recapitulated the steps which had led to the proposals to be 

 submitted for the consideration of the Fellows, which had been 

 printed, and were in the hands of those present [and here re- 

 printed]. 



The Eev. T. E. E. Stebbing, F.E.S., then moved : — " That this 

 Meeting approving of the alterations in the constitution of the 

 Linnean Society of London, as shown in the printed statement 

 circulate 1, hereby authorizes the Council to take the necessary 

 steps to C'btain a Supplementary Charter embodying the said 

 alterations, and thereafter to prepare revised Bye-Laws in ac- 

 cordance with the provisions of the new Charter." 



This was seconded by Dr. J. Eeynolds Green, and further 

 discussed by Dr. J. Murie, Mr, Francis Darwin, Mr. H. J, Elwes. 

 Mr, A, K. Coomaraswamy, Mr, W. Carruthers, Mr. A, G. Tansley, 

 and Mr. W. M. Webb. 



The first alteration, adding the words " luithout distinction of sex '*' 

 to the existing paragraph on page 5 of the Charter as printed, 

 was put from the Chair, and the result of the Ballot was declared 

 as follows : — In favour, 54 : not in favour, 17 ; and the motion 

 was thereupon declared to be carried. 



The other alterations were explained by the Chairman, and 

 discussed, Mr. James Groyes suggested that the remaining 

 jilterations should be adjourned, on the ground of insuflicient notice. 

 The discussion was continued by Mr. W. Bruce Bannermau, 

 Prof, G. F. Boulger, Mr. V. I. Chamberlain, Mr. F. J. Hanbury, 

 Dr, J. Murie, Prof. H. G, Seeley, Mr, E. M, Holmes, Mr, W. F. 

 Kirby, Eev. T. E, E, Stebbing, and Mr. E. M, Middleton, 



Mr, James Groves's amendment not being seconded, was not 

 put. The motion in favour of the adoption of the remaining 

 alterations, as shown in the printed statement in the hands of the 

 Fellows, was then put to the Ballot, the votes being : — In favour, 

 43 : not in favour, 3. Whereupon the Chairman declared the 

 remaining alterations carried. 



