BEXEF ACTIONS. I07 



1881. 

 George Benthain, Esq., special donation, =£25. 

 The same: towards Jlicliard Kippist's pension, .£50. 

 Portrait of Dr. St. (jeorge Jackson Mivart, by Miss Solomon; 

 presented by Mrs. Mivart. 



1882. 



Executors of the late Frederick Currey : a large selection of books. 

 Subscription portrait of Charles Robert Darwin, by Hon. John 



Collier. 

 The Secretary of State for India in Council : Grant for publication 



of Dr. Aitcliison's second paper on the Elora of the Kurrum 



Valley, ^00. 



1883. 

 Sir John Lubbock, Bt, (afterwards Lord Avebury). 



Portrait of Carl von Linne, ascribed to M. Hallman. 

 Philip Henr}' Gosse, Esq.: towards cost of illustrating his paper, 



.£25. 

 Royal Society : Grant in aid of Mr. P. H. Gosse's paper, <£50. 

 Sophia Gi'over, Harriet G rover, Emily Grover, and Charles Ehret 



Grover : 11 letters from Carl von Linne to G. D. Ehret. 



1885. 



Executors of the late George Bentham, .£567 lis. 2d. 

 Subscription portrait of George Busk, by his daughter Marian 



Busk. 



1886. 

 A large selection of boohs from the library of the late Dr. Spencer 



Thomas Cobbold (a bequest for a medal was declined). 

 Sir George MacLeay, Bt. : MSS. of Alexander MacLeay and 



portrait of llev. William Kirby. 



1887. 

 William Davidson, Esq.: 1st and 2ud instalments of grant in aid 



of publication, £50. 

 Francis Blackwell Forbes, Es(|., in aid of Chinese Flora, £25. 



1888. 



The Secretary of State for India in Council: Grant in aid of 



publication of i*esults of the Afghan Boundary Delimitation 



Expedition, =£150. 

 Dr. J. E. T. Aitchison, towards the same, £25. 

 Trustees of the Indian Museum : Mergui Archipelago report, for 



publication in Journal, £135. 

 Dr. John Anderson, for the same, £G0. 

 Wm. Davidson, Esq, : 3rd and last instalment, £25. 

 Sir Joseph Hooker : (1) Series of medals formerly in possession 



of George ]5entliam ; (2) Gold watch, key, and two seals 



which belonfred to Robert Bro\^•u. 



