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nesses were graciously pleased to inscribe their names in the Society's 

 signature-book. At which time the following address was delivered 

 by the President to Their Royal Highnesses : 



" In the name of the Entomological Society of London I respect- 

 fully beg leave to return our most grateful acknowledgements for the 

 gracious condescension of Your Royal Highnesses in patronizing a 

 new and rising institution. With such a stimulus to exertion, I am 

 not too sanguine in expressing my belief that all the objects of the 

 Society will be fully realized. We hail, as particularly auspicious, 

 the coincidence of the anniversary of the birth of the great Linnaeus 

 and that of Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria ; and I assure 

 myself that the same ' generous loyalty to rank and sex' which is the 

 grand characteristic of the ceconomy of the hive, will ever be preemi- 

 nent amongst the members of the Entomological Society." 



To which address Their Royal Highnesses were graciously pleased 

 to reply, assuring the Deputation of the interest which they took in 

 the welfare of the Society, and at the same time making their flatter- 

 ing acknowledgements to the Rev. W. Kirby for the ' Introduction 

 to Entomology,' which he had previously had the honour of trans- 

 mitting to Their Royal Highnesses. 



July 6tk, 1835. 

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



Donations. 



Memoir on the Distribution of the Powers of producing Heat and 

 Light among the different Members of the Animal Kingdom. By 

 E. W. Brayley, Esq., F.L.S., the author thereof. 



No. 6 of a Manual of Entomology. By Mr. Shuckard. 



No. 12 of The Analyst. By the Editor. 



The Athenseum, parts 5 and 6, for 1835. By the Editor. 



John Hilton, Esq., Demonstrator of Anatomy at Guy's Hospital, 

 and John Anderson, Esq., Richmond, 

 were elected Ordinary Members of the Society. 



The President stated that since the last meeting a Deputation 

 had waited upon Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and 

 the Princess Victoria, by Their Royal Highnesses' commands, when 



