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duced plants infected with ergot, while the plants derived from grains not so subjected 

 escaped disease, a convincing proof is aflforded that their infection could not have been 

 the effect of chance, but must have resulted from the artificial introduction of the 

 sporidia ; and that the infection of the rye only, while the wheat and barley escaped, 

 is to be attributed to the greater susceptibility of the rye to infection, as proved by 

 the much greater frequency of the production of ergots in that species of grain." — Eel 



Art. CLX. — Proceedings of Societies. 



LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



Mai/ 2, 1 843. — The Lord Bishop of Norwich, President, in the chair. 



Mr. James Backhouse presented specimens of fruits and seeds from New South 

 Wales, Van Dieman's Land and Tahiti. Specimens of two rare species of Parmelia 

 from the New Forest, Hants, were presented by Capt. T. Jones, M.P., F.L.S. 



M. Achille Richard and M. Joachim Frederic Schouw, were elected foreign mem- 

 bers of the Society. 



John Salt, Esq., M.D., was elected a fellow, and Mr. Thomas Sansom an Associ- 

 ate of the Society. 



Tlie President then announced that in consequence of the lamented decease of His 

 Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the meeting would adjoum. 



Anniversary, May 24. — The Lord Bishop of Norwich, President, in the chair. 



The Auditors' Report of the Society's income and expenditure during the past year 

 was read, showing a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of £189. 7s. Ad. 



The following members were reported to have died during the past year : — The 

 Rev. Jas. Dalton, M.A., John Latham, Esq., M.D., James Lynn, Esq., M.D., J. Gage 

 Rokewood, Esq., and the Rev. Thos. Newton, Fellows : Mr. Andrew Mathews and Mr. 

 Daniel Cooper, Associates. Since the last anniversary there had been elected 18 Fel- 

 lows, 2 Foreign Members and 6 Associates. 



The President having proposed that the King of Saxony should be elected as an 

 Honorary Member of the Society, the question was put to the vote, and His Majesty 

 uuanimously elected. 



Edward Forster, Esq. having taken the chair, the members present proceeded to 

 ballot for the Council and Officers for the ensuing year. Mr. Suttor, Dr. Lankester 

 and Dr. M'Intyre were appointed scrutineers, when the following gentlemen were de- 

 clared to be duly elected Members of the Council : — Arthur Aikin, Esq., the Rev. F. 

 W. Hope, W. H. Lloyd, Esq., Richard Owen, Esq., and Wm. Yarrell, Esq., in place 

 of Thos. Bell, Esq., Lord Beverley, R. I. Murchison, Esq., John Parkinson, Esq. and 

 J. O. Westwood, Esq., who retire from the Council. 



The ballot for officers having closed. The Lord Bishop of Norwich, Edward Fors- 

 ter, Esq., J. J. Bennett, Esq., and Richard Taylor, Esq., were severally declared to be 

 re-elected President, Treasurer, Secretary and Under-secretary of the Society. 



June 6. — Edward Forster, Esq., in the chair. 



Thos. Turner, Esq. and James TuUoch, Esq. were elected Fellows of the Society. 



