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F. W. Hope ami Mr. Yarrell, in a variety of analogous reason- 

 ing, and the citation of a number of facts among the higher 

 animals. 



The first part of a paper by Mr. Newport, being an inquiry 

 into the proper office of the antennae of insects, was read. 



Anniversary Sitting, 22d of January, 1838. 

 J. F. Stephens, Esq. President, in the Chair. 



After the reading and confirmation of the Minutes of the 

 last Meeting, the customary business was proceeded in, of the 

 election of officers for the year ensuing. J. F. Stephens, Esq. 

 was re-chosen President; W. Yarrell, Esq. Treasurer; 

 J. O, Westwood, Esq. Secretary; and the same gentleman, 

 with W. E. Shuckhard, Esq. Joint Honorary Curators. The 

 following gentlemen were then elected into the Council, viz. 

 Messrs. Ashton, Bowerbank, Walker, and Darwin, in 

 the room of four Members recommended to be removed, 

 according to the Bye-laws. 



The Treasurer presented his Report, as signed by the 

 Auditors ; from which it appeared, that the income of the 

 Society for the past year had been nearly 200/., which was 

 expended in printing the Transactions, the purchase of cabinets, 

 and the general current charges. 



The President then rose and spoke as follows : — 



" Gentlemen, — Upon the occasion of this, our Fourth Anni- 

 versary, the pleasing task devolves upon me of addressing a 

 few words to you from this chair, relative to the state and pro- 

 gress of this Society, — an association, I heartily rejoice to see, 

 advancing towards maturity with more rapid strides than my 

 most sanguine expectations anticipated at the period of its 

 formation : the majority of the most celebrated Entomologists, 

 both of the continent and of this country, having already en- 

 rolled their names in its service. Our meetings are generally 

 well attended ; a considerable number of highly valuable, 

 instructive, and practical memoirs have been communicated to 

 us, and interesting discussions have ensued ; and I hail it as a 

 favourable omen, that our sitting of the 1st instant consisted 

 of so numerous an assemblage of members. It is, however, 

 with feelings of regret I have to observe, that her most gra- 

 cious Majesty has been advised to withdraw her patronage, so 



