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Mr. Vigors then said, he must consider that the present 

 being a bona fide council, it must resign on the 27th of 

 the present month ; and he accordingly moved, That a new- 

 council be elected on the 27th inst., in accordance with the 

 spirit as well as the letter of the by-laws. 



Mr. Letts seconded the motion ; he said, that from the 

 abstract of the by-laws which he held in his hand, it was 

 compulsory, not optional, for the Society to elect a new 

 council on the 27th of January. 



The President then put Mr. Vigors's motion, which w r as 

 carried by a majority of three-fourths of the members present. 



Fourth Sitting. — January 27. 



At this meeting no other business than the election of a 

 council and officers was transacted. The following is the list: 



Bell, Thomas, Esq. F.R.S. &c. 

 Children, J. G. Esq. Sec.Roy.Soc.&c. 



President. 

 Gray, G. R. Esq. 

 Hope, Rev. F. W. M.A. F.L.S. &c. 



Treasurer. 

 Newman, E. Esq., F.L.S., &c. 

 Shuckard, \V. E. Esq. 



Spence, W. B. Esq. For. Secretary 

 Stephens, J. F. Esq. F.L.S. &c. 

 Sykes, Lieut. -Col. F.L.S. &c. 

 Westwood, J. O. Esq. F.L.S. 



Secretary. 

 Walker, F. Esq. F.L.S. &c. 

 Watekhouse, G. R. Esq. Curator 

 Yarrell, W. Esq. F.L.S. &c. 



&c. 



The President, after announcing the result, returned 

 thanks for the honour a second time conferred on him, and 

 expressed his continued desire to serve the Society to the 

 best of his abilities. The conclusion of his speech was 

 warmly cheered. 



Fifth Sitting. — February 3. 



The President nominated the Rev. F. W. Hope, Lieut. 

 Col. Sykes, Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Bell, his Vice-presidents, 

 passing an elaborate encomium on each. 



The Secretary read an abstract of the entomological 

 affairs of the Linnsean and Zoological Societies; at the latter, 

 a paper by Mr. W. S. MacLeay had been read. It related 

 to Urania, a genus of butterflies, remarkable for their graceful 



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