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Physicians, the Editors of the Athenaeum Journal and the 

 Magazine of Natural History, Professors Van der Hoeven 

 and Weigmann, Dr. Martin Barry, Messrs. Yarrell, Booth, 

 Kernan, Robert Hudson, G. Tradescant Lay, F. Walker, 

 Thos. Davidson, the Marquis of Northampton, Dr. Edward 

 Riippell,M.Edm. de Selys-Longchamps, M. Gotth. Fischer, 

 For. Memb., M. A. Valenciennes, Foi-. Memb., W. Thomp- 

 son, Lord Braybrooke, Alex. Nasmyth, Messrs. Whitehead 

 and Co., Alex. Shaw, M.Bouchard Chantereaux, John Hogg, 

 W. Youatt, Robert Paterson, J. C. Loudon, Henry Woods, 

 T. F. Hill. 



3, PuBLICATIOltS. 



The Scientific Memoirs of the Society, which, from vari- 

 ous causes, had been allowed to fall into arrear for the last 

 three years, have been latterly published with greater re- 

 gularity, and a considerable arrear of business in this de- 

 partment has been worked up since the last Anniversary, 

 The Volume of Proceedings for 1839 was only commenced 

 in the beginning of last August ; it is now completed, and 

 the Proceedings of the present year have been brought 

 down to the middle of January, leaving a present arrear of 

 about three months, which cannot in all probabihty be very 

 materially lessened, without some modification in the exist- 

 ing method of conducting the duties of this department. A 

 general system of regulations, intended to simplify and faci- 

 litate the business transacted at the Scientific Meetings of 

 the Society, and secure an early and regular publication of 

 the Proceedings and Transactions, is now under considera- 

 tion by the Committee of Publication. 



The 4th Part of the 2nd Volume of the Society's Trans- 

 actions has been lately published ; and the 5th part, which 

 will complete the Volume, is already in a state of consider- 

 able forwardness. 



