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ences of Paris, the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St, 

 Petersburgh, the Imperial Society of Naturalists of Mos- 

 cow, the Royal Academy of Sciences of Brussels, the 

 Lyceum of Natural History of New York, the Franklin 

 Institute of Philadelphia, the Natural History Society of 

 Geneva, the Natural History Society of the Mauritius, 

 the Leeds Philosophical Society, the Tasmanian Society, 

 the British Association, the Royal College of Surgeons 

 of London, the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 

 the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain. 



Donations have also been received from Drs. Andrew 

 Smith and M'Clelland, Corr. Members ; Profs. Vrolik and 

 Brandt; William Yarrell, Capt. Harris, Hon. E.I.C.S., 

 Edward Newman, Philip Kernan, Lovell Reeve, George 

 Gulliver, John Hogg, Lee Thornton, George R. Gray, 

 B. H. Hodgson, Corr. Member, A. Quetelet, W. Horner, 

 J. Hays, Dr. Martins, P. H. Nicklin, F. Pictet, Dr. Mi- 

 ram, the Editor of the Athenseum Journal, United Ser- 

 vice Museum, Gotthelf Fischei", Foreign Member, J. W. 

 Gutch, H. E. Strickland. 



3. Scientific Meetings and Publications. 



The unsettled state of the Museum question, want of 

 immediate access to specimens required for illustration, 

 and the inconvenient situation of the apartments tempo- 

 rarily occupied by the Society since the last Anniversary, 

 though they have not been allowed to interfere with the re- 

 gularity of holding the Scientific Evening Meetings, have 

 seriously impeded the attendances, and abridged the 

 interest formerly taken in them. As soon however as the 

 main question is disposed of, and the Council know ex- 

 actly what will be required in town, means will be taken 

 to provide permanent and more central accommodation ; 

 and it is confidently hoped that both the interest and 

 utility of these Meetings will revive and increase. 



The Proceedings of the Society have been published 

 regularly, and Part I. of Vol. III. of the Transactions is 

 now ready for delivery. 



m. GARDEN ESTABLISHMENT. 



1. Works. 



The only works of consequence undertaken during the 

 past season were the erection of the New Refreshment 



