LIXXE.VX SOCIEXy OF LONDON'. 1 7 



The Ballot for the Council liaviiig been closed, the President 

 appointed Mr. C. Silleiu, Mr. \V". Barratt, and Mr. T. A. Dyiues, 

 Scrutineers ; these having examined the Ballot-papers and cast 

 up the Votes, reported to the President, who declared the result 

 as follows : — 



Mrs. Arber, D.Sc. ; Prof.AV. B.vrESOX, F.R.S. ; L. A. Boodle, 

 Esq.; E. T. Brow.ve, M.A. ; R. H. Burxe, Esq.; A. D. Cotton, 

 Esq.; E. S. Goouricii, F.R.S. ; Jambs GtRoves, Esq.; Dr. B. 

 DvyDON Jackson; Miss Gr. Lister; Gerald Loder, M.A. ; 

 Horace W. Monckton, F.G-.S. ; Dr. C. E. Moss ; Prof. G. E. 

 XiCHOLLs; Prof. E. B. Poulton, F.K.S. ; Sir David Prain, 

 C.M.G., F.R.S. ; Dr. A. B. Rendle, F.R.S. ; Dr. A. E. SiiiPLsy, 

 F.R.S. ; Dr. Otto Staff, F.R.S.; and Oomr. J. J. Walker, R.N. 



The retiring Councillors were, Dr. W. T. Calman (with- 

 drawn), Sir Frank Crisp, Bt., Prof. W. A. Herdman, F.R.S., 

 HuGK Scott, M.A,, and Prof. A. C. Seward, F.R.S. 



The Ballot for the Officers having been closed, the President 

 appointed the same Scrutineers, and these having examined the 

 Ballot-papers and cast up the Votes, reported to the President, 

 who declared the result as follows : — 



President : Sir David Prain, C.M.G., F.R.S. 



I'reasurer : Horace W. Monckton, F.G.S. 



Secretaries : Dr. B. Daydon Jackson. 

 E. S. Goodrich, F.R.S. 

 Dr. A. B. Renole, F.R.S. 



The Rev. James Marchant, on behalf of the ' Alfred Russel 

 Wallace Memorial Fuud,' presented a bronze cast from the 

 original model, by Mr. Albert Bruce- Joy for the Medallion 

 recently unveiled in Westminster Abbey to the memory of the 

 late Naturalist, together with a copy of his memoir of Dr. Wallace, 

 inscribed with tlie name of the Linneau Society. 



A special vote of thanks was passed to the Committee of the 

 Fund for these most acceptable gifts. 



The President then delivered his Address, "The Hereditary 

 Transmission of Small Variations and the Origin of Butterlly 

 Mimicry," which was illustrated by specimens and lantern-slides. 



linn. SOC. TROCEEDINUS. — SESSION 1915-1010. 



