386 Zoological Society. 
Rey. Mr. Benson; Mr. Vigors; Dr. Harwood; Dr. Hors- 
field; Mr. Barnard; Mr. Clift; Mr. Murchison; Capt. De 
Capel Brooke; Dr. Waring; Mr. Stephens; the Rev. Mr. 
Rackett; Mr. Haworth; Mr. Griffiths; the Rev. Mr. Hope, 
&e. &c. &e. 
Sir Stamford Raffles having been called to the chair, a series 
of resolutions were proposed, and passed unanimously, for 
the organization of the Society; and the following President, 
Council and Officers appointed: 
Sir Stamford Raffles, Pres. LL.D. F.R.S. &c. 
His Grace the Duke of Somer- , H. T. Golebrooke, Esq. F.R.S. 
set, LL.D. F.R.S. &c. &e. 
Most Noble the Marquis of | Rev. Dr. Goodenough, F.R.S. 
Lansdowne, F.R.S. &c. &e. 
Right Hon. the Earl of Darn-| G. B. Greenough, Esq. F.R.S. 
ley, F.R.S. &c. &e. 
Right Hon. the Earl of Egre- | MajorGen. Hardwicke, F.R.S. 
mont, F.R.S. &c. &e. 
RightHon. Visc.Gage,M.A.&c.| Thos. Horsfield, M.D., F.L.S. 
Right Hon. Lord Auckland. &e. 
Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M.P.| Joseph Sabine, Esq., F.R.S., 
V.P.L.S. &e. Treasurer. 
Sir E. Home, Bt. V.P.R.S. &c.| Chas. Stokes, Esq., F.R.S. &c. 
E. Barnard, Esq. F.L.S. &c. | N. A. Vigors, Esq., M.A., 
J.E. Bicheno, Esq.,Sec. L.S.&c.| . F.R.S. &c., Secretary. 
J.G. Children, Esq. F.R.S. &c. | C. Baring Wall, Esq., M.P.&c. 
The President then read an opening address to the meeting, 
explanatory of the past and present state of zoology in this 
country, and of the objects and views of the Society. We 
hope to have it in our power to present our readers with this 
address in a future Number. 
In addition to the members mentioned above, as present at 
the first meeting, the Society already numbers among its most 
zealous supporters the following distinguished personages :— 
H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, the Dukes of Somerset, 
Northumberland, and Bedford; the Marquesses of Hertford, 
Salisbury, and Stafford; Earls Caernarvon, Caledon, Gower, 
Hardwicke, Lonsdale, Malmsbury, Mountnorris, Minto, Spen- 
cer, Stanhope, Winchelsea, Oxford, and Grosvenor; Viscount 
Dudley and Ward, Viscount Gage; the Bishops of Bath and 
Wells, London, and Carlisle; Lords Calthorpe, Clifton, Downe, 
Ducie, Ellenborough, Levison Gower, Holland, Lovaine, and 
Selsey; Right Hon. C. Arbuthnot, Right Hon. Sir C. Long, 
Right Hon. Sir G. Rose, Right Hon. Robert Peel, Right 
Hon. Sir J. Leach, Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Right Hon. 
John Beckett, Right Hon. F. C. Robinson; Hon. Col. Bligh, 
Hon, G. Agar Ellis, Hon, Capt. Percy, Hon. Wm. S. Pon- 
sonby, 
