PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 141 
It is gratifying to be able to state that each of these Evening Meetings 
was well attended. Five of the above-named papers (marked thus *) have 
been published in full in the Quarterly Magazine of the Society, and a 
brief summary of the remaining has also been given. At all the Evening 
Meetings there has been an exhibition of objects, to which each has con- 
tributed according to his or her ability, and discussions on various subjects 
have occurred. I must not omit to mention that our local Flora was 
increased by seven Flowering Plants.* Mr. Ullyett, also, shortly before his 
departure, added two Butterflies to the list of those of our neighbourhood— 
one, the Brown Fritillary (A7gynnis Aglaia), which had previously been 
taken on Marlow Common; the other, the Brown Hairstreak (TZhecla 
Betule), quite new to the district. This will show that, as a body, we have 
not been idle: at the same time, there is yet ample room for discovery and 
investigation. Before quitting this subject, I beg, in the name of tke Society, 
to tender our best thanks to those ladies who so kindly presided at the tea 
with which our Annual Conyersazione commenced. Although their kind- 
ness has not been overlooked, it has not hitherto been acknowledged. We 
are also grateful to the many friends who lent objects for exhibition on that 
occasion, as well as to those who assisted in arranging them. 
‘As it was felt that we were mainly indebted to our late Secretary, Mr. 
Ullyett, for the organisation of the Society, a subscription was raised among 
the members for his benefit, with which a microscope was purchased and 
presented to him. 
“T will now proceed to lay before you a short statement in connection with 
the Society’s Magazine, first directing attention to our Cash Account. On 
April 30th last, I had the sum of £5 14s. 5d. in hand, after all expenses for 
the year had been paid: and I haye since received £1 12s, 6d., while £3 5s. 
is still due, so that we may consider our balance to amount to £10 11s. 11d. 
“At the General Business Meeting held on May 1, 1866, it was resolved that 
a Quarterly Magazine of Natural History should be established in connection 
with the Society. The reasons for this were then fully entered into, and 
need not now be dwelt upon: suffice it to say that the first number 
appeared in July 1866, that five numbers are now before the public, and that 
the magazine has been favourably reviewed in various periodicals and news- 
papers. Of course, the idea that our magazine would be financially a suc- 
cess was never entertained ; works depending chiefly upon local support and 
appealing to but a small class of readers, seldom, if ever, pay ; but a hope 
was felt that it might possibly just cover its own expenses. Such, however, 
has not been the case. (I must not omit to mention that Mr. Butler very 
kindly offered to take upon himself the responsibility of the first four numbers.) 
When I ascertained positively that a loss would occur, I called a meeting of 
the Committee (on March 14th ult.) and laid the matter plainly before them, 
* See p. 65. 
