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8. From H. Gichard, H.I.M. ship La Sonime One bronze Coin, value 5 



cents, one silver ditto, 50 cents. 



9. From C. Heron of the same ship. Two copper Coins, Colony of 



Cayenne, Louis 16th, 1789, and Republio of Berne, 1796. 



10. From Mr. J. Walch. A Shilling of Queen Elizabeth; a Farthing of 



George 2nd, 1741 ; a copper Coin of French Republic (L'Au 5) ; 

 ditto of one of the Eoman Emperors, &c. 



11. From Mr. F. E. Bomford. Specimens of Fluke (Bistoma sp.) from 



liver of a Shark. 



12. From Mr. S. H. Wintle. A Pamphlet on the Progress of Botanical 



Discovery in Australia. By W. Woolls, F.L.S. 



13. From Mr. Kelly. A Brass Basin, probably of Indian manufacture. 



14. From TNlr. A. McLaren. Specimens of Barnacles from piles of 



Wharf. 



15. From the Secretary of War, United States. Report for 1866 ; and 



Report on Epidemic Cholera, 1867. Catalogue of Surgical 

 Section. U.S. Army, Medici Museum, 1866. 



16. From the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Report for 1865. 



17. From the Boston Society of Natural History. Proceedings, volume 



7, 10, and Nos. 1 to 6 of volume 11. Memoirs of ditto, volume 

 1, parts 1 and 2. 



18. From Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts. Proceedings, volume 



4, parts 1 and 2 of volume 5, and Xaturalists' Directory, No. 1. 



19. From American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings 



volume 10, No. 76. 



20. From the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Proceedings, 



volume 6. 



The special attention of the meeting was called to the very liberal do- 

 nation of books, some of them of a very expensive character, lately 

 received from the Government and various scientific institutions of the 

 United States. The books had been sent in return for publications of the 

 Society forwarded to the donors, a system of exchange having been 

 initiated some time since through the Smithsonian Institution at Wash- 

 ington. 



Mr. M. Allport read a paper on "Net Fishing in the River Derwent," 

 in reference to which several of the Fellows present fully bore out that 

 gentleman's statements as to the permanent damage entailed on the 

 fisheries bj' the use of the small meshed seine nets. 



Special votes of thanks were accorded to the American Government, 

 the Smithsonian, and other institutions, for the donations of books. Also 

 to Mr. Allport for his very able paper. The proceedings clos id with the 

 ordinary vote of thanks to the donors of presentations. 



