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May 1 5. — At this meeting tlie reading of Prof. Buckland's 

 paper was resumed and concluded : and a part was read of 

 an Account of a Magnetic Balance, and of some new Experi- 

 ments in Magnetism ; by W. S. Harris, Esq. 



The Society then adjourned over one Thursday, in conse- 

 quence of the approaching festival, to meet again on the 29th 

 of May. 



LINN^AN SOCIETY. 



May 6. — The reading of the Commentary on Horfns Mala- 

 baricus was continued. 



Dr. Schwasgrichen, Professor of Natural History in the Uni- 

 versity of Leipsic, was elected to fill the vacancy which had 

 occurred among the foreign members. 



May 24. — This being the Anniversary of the Society, the 

 election of a Council and Officers for the year took place, and 

 the following gentlemen were chosen : — 



Officers. — President, Sir James Edward Smith. — Vice-Pre- 

 sidents, Samuel Lord Bishop of Carlisle; Aylmer Bourke Lam- 

 bert, Esq. ; Edward Lord Stanley ; William George Maton, 

 M. D. — Treasui-er, Edward Forster, Esq. — Secretary, Alexan- 

 der Mac-Leay, Esq. — Under Secretary, Mr. Richard Taylor. 



Council. — James Ebenezer Bicheno, Esq. ; Edward Rudge, 

 Esq. ; Joseph Sabine, Esq. ; Robert Brown, Esq. ; John Geo. 

 Children, Esq. ; Adrian Hardy Haworth, Esq. ; WilHam 

 Shaip MacLeay, Esq. ; Joseph Smith, Esq. 



The following rare plants were exhibited in flower : — Pan- 

 cratium Amancaes from the garden of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety; Hyacinthiis amethystinus ; Polygala amara ; Ranuncuhis 

 Parnassifolius ; and Braya alpina, from the Botanic Garden 

 at Chelsea. 



A large number of the Fellows afterwards dined together 

 at the Freemasons' Tavern. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Anniversary Meeting of this Society for the election of 

 the Council and Officers for the ensuing year, was held at the 

 house of the Society in Regent-street on the 1st of May. The 

 following gentlemen were re-elected Officers : 



Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. — President. 

 John Elliot, ILsq. — Treasurer. 

 Josejih Sabine, Esq. — Secretary. 

 Mr. John Turner, — Assistant Secretary. 

 The following are the Council for the ensuing year: 

 Thomas Antirew Knight, Esq., President. — The Earl of 

 Aberdeen, Vice-President. — lulward Barnard, Esq. \'ice- 



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