(oaexll a) 
Sir George Hampson communicated a paper on ‘“ The 
Classification of two subfamilies of Moths of the Family 
Pyralide—the Hydrocampine and Scopariane.”’ 
March 1I7th, 1897. 
Mr. Roranp Trimen, F'.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Election of a Fellow. 
Mr. Henry Hague, care of the Clydesdale Bank, 30, Lom- 
bard Street, E.C., was elected a Fellow of the Society. 
Exhibitions, ete. 
The Secretary read the following letter addressed to the 
President by the President of the Royal Society :— 
‘‘Royat Socrety, Burtrycron House, 
“¢Lonpon, W. 
“ February 22nd, 1897. 
‘‘Sm,—Upon the invitation of the President and Council 
of the Royal Society, the Presidents of scientific Societies in 
London met the President and Officers of the Society on 
February 9th to consider whether any, and, if so, what, steps 
should be taken on the part of men of science to commemorate 
the present 60th year of the reign of Her Gracious Majesty 
the Queen, a period so rich in scientific discoveries. At that 
meeting, which was a very representative one, it was unani- 
mously resolved :— 
“That a fund, to be called the Victoria Research Fund, 
be established, to be administered by representatives 
of the various scientific Societies, for the encourage- 
ment of research in all branches of science. 
“To raise a Fund of such a kind worthy of the occasion, 
the active co-operation of all the scientific Societies of the 
Empire is imperatively necessary; for the Fund, to be so 
worthy, must be a very large one. 
‘Tt is not to be expected that scientific Societies would in 
general contribute out of their corporate funds, though some 
might be willing to do so; but rather that the several 
Societies should exert themselves to coliect subscriptions to 
the Fund. 
