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greatly infested with bots, from the collection of Mr. Henderson, of 

 Park Lane, veterinary surgeon, and directed the attention of the 

 Members to the discovery of some available remedy. Dr. Blundell 

 stated that he had been informed by the veterinary surgeons whilst 

 travelling in Holland that the concentrated juice of savin and enema 

 had been applied with great effect. 



May 6^A, 1835. 



It having been resolved to celebrate the successful establishment 

 of the Society by a Dinner, the same took place this day at the 

 British Coffee House, in Cockspur-street, where the President of the 

 Society (the Rev. F. W. Hope), supported on the right by the Ho- 

 norary President (the Rev. W. Kirby), and on the left by W. Spence, 

 Esq., together with Messrs. Children, Sykes, Yarrell, Vigors, Ste- 

 phens, and a considerable number of the other Members of the So- 

 ciety, sat down to dinner ; after which the usual and other appro- 

 priate toasts were drunk, and when the Honorary President, in re- 

 turning thanks after his health had been drunk, announced his in- 

 tention of presenting his entire collection of insects to the Society. 



June \st, 1835. 

 The Rev. F. W. Hope, President, in the Chair. 



The President announced that their Royal Highnesses the Duchess 

 of Kent and the Princess Victoria had been graciously pleased to be- 

 come the Patronesses of the Society, and a Letter from Sir John 

 Conroy was read to that effect. 



The President also informed the Meeting, that at the Anniversary 

 Dinner of the Society the Rev. W. Kirby, Honorary President, had 

 ahnounced his intention of presenting his entire collection of insects 

 to the Society ; at the same time taking occasion to make some ob- 

 servations upon the great benefit which must necessarily accrue to the 

 Society from having such a standard collection in its possession. 



