PKOCEEDINGS. ■ XXIX 



Mr. Knight observed, serve for the defence of the young 

 plants ; but their production gradually gives way to that of 

 fruit-spurs. The Jean de Wilte is also a middle-sized Pear, 

 obovate in form, partaking of the flavour of the Glout Mor- 

 ceau, but keeps longer ; it ripens in January and February. 

 The last, viz., Thompson's, is a seedling variety, which was 

 sent with many others to the Society's garden by Dr. Van 

 Mons, of Louvain ; this, however, proved to be the best of 

 them, and some are of opinion that its flavour is exceeded 

 by that of no other Pear. It is middle-sized, obovate, and 

 ripens in November. All the above varieties are hardy, 

 good bearers, and do not require walls. 



Book Presented. 



The Athenoeum for February. From the Editor. 



Special, General Meeting. After the business of the ordi- 

 nary meeting had closed, the Society resolved itself into 

 a Special General Meeting, summoned by advertisement 

 and through the Post-oflftce, for the purpose of electing a 

 new Member of Council, in the room of E. W. Barchard, 

 Esq., deceased. E.. Hutton, Esq., took the chair. 



Mr. George Glenny rose to move the adjournment of this 

 meeting ; but his motion not having been seconded, the 

 ballot proceeded, when the Chairman having appointed 



Peter Pole, Esq. ) 



R. S. Streatfield, Esq. [ to be Scrutineers, 



R. B. Pollard, Esq. ) 

 they reported that 23 Fellows of the Society had voted 

 unanimously for 



W. "W. Salmon, Esq., 

 who was then declared to be duly elected. 



March 21, 1848. (Regent Street.) 



At this meeting Mr. Robert Gordon rose and read a letter 

 from Joseph Davis, lately a clerk in the Society's employ- 

 ment, representing that the affairs of the Society required 

 investigation, which letter he delivered to the Chairman for 

 the information of the Council. The Chairman on receiving 

 the letter on the part of the Council stated that Joseph 

 Davis had been employed as Accountant Clerk for many 

 years ; that he had been dismissed for neglect of duty and 

 gross misconduct, and that the Council had upon his dis- 

 missal immediately placed the accounts of the Society in the 

 hands of a public accountant. 



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