306 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Szss, txxm. 
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 
December 12, 1907. 
J. Rurgerrorp Hitt, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
The President said the death on Sunday, 8th inst., at the 
Royal Palace at Stockholm, of Oscar IL, King of Sweden, 
removed the only foreign royal name from their List of 
Fellows. He became a Fellow of the Society in December 
1877. The late king occupied a distinguished place in 
science, art, poetry and literature, to all of which he not 
only made personal contributions, but promoted them by all 
the influence of his exalted station. Among his own people 
he was more like a father than a king. Mixing freely with 
them, and by personal interviews with public officials and 
private individuals, he endeavoured to get at the mind and 
understand the aspirations of the nation, and he conscienti- 
ously placed all his varied talents at the service of his 
subjects. On one occasion Bonnet, the botanist, was 
collecting alge on the shore near Stockholm when he met 
another man similarly employed. The two got into con- 
versation and found they had a mutual interest in botanical 
science. Ultimately Bonnet accepted an invitation to 
luncheon with the stranger, and expressed surprise when he 
conducted him to the royal palace. The stranger somewhat 
apologetically explained that that was the only place given 
him to live in. It was King Oscar himself whose invitation 
the astonished Bonnet had accepted, and the whole incident 
beautifully illustrated the unassuming modesty and gracious- 
ness of the cultured and peace-loving monarch and patron of 
natural science whose death they now sorrowfully recorded. 
Professor JOHN BRETLAND FARMER was elected an Honor- 
ary british Fellow. 
The following were elected Resident Fellows :— 
Mr. GreorGE Forrest, Mr. W. BaLFrour GourLay, Mr. 
J. FREDK. JEFFREY, A. L. PEARSON, M.A., B.Sc., and 
GEORGE W. Scartu, M.A. 
