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to his own comfort. Any piece of bedding that was missed 

 was, of course, sought for in that part of the ship where the 

 orang slept, but he was by no means disposed to give it up to 

 the rightful owner without a contest. The animal was subjected 

 to some training, for 



His conduct at table, to which he was familiarly admitted, was decorous 

 and polite. He soon comprehended the use of knives and forks, but 

 preferred a spoon, which he handled with as much ease as any child 

 of seven or eight years old. 



On its arrival in this country the animal was kept for a short 

 time in the house of a gentleman residing in Kegent's Park. 

 There it sickened, and was removed to Bruton Street; but it 

 gradually grew worse and died in a few days, " not without the 

 regret of the nurse and the sympathy of us all" 



Mr. Joseph Sabine resigned the treasurership and was suc- 

 ceeded by Mr. James Morrison. 



This year witnessed the establishment of scientific meetings. 

 At the Council Meeting of July 21 a Committee of Science 

 and Correspondence was appointed, consisting of Dr. Grant, Dr. 

 Harwood, Dr. Horsfield, and Messrs. Bell, Bennett, Bicheno, 

 Broderip, Brookes, Children, Coleman, S pence, and Yarrell. Each 

 Member of the Council had a seat on the Committee ex officio, 

 and letters of invitation to take part in the meetings were sent 

 to prominent Members engaged in scientific work. Among these 

 were the Bells, E. T. Bennett, Robert Brown (the botanist), Dean 

 Buckland, William Clift (Conservator of the Museum of the 

 Royal College of Surgeons), W. H. Fitton (President of the 

 Geological Society), R. E. Grant (of University College), J. E. 

 Gray (of the British Museum), Sir Everard Home, the Rev. F. W. 

 Hope, Murchison (afterwards Director of the Geological Survey), 

 Ogilby, Owen (then Assistant Conservator of the Hunterian 

 Museum, afterwards Superintendent of the Natural History 

 Department of the British Museum), the Sowerbys, and many 

 others. 



The duties of this Committee were (1) to suggest and discuss 

 questions and experiments in animal physiology ; (2) to exchange 

 communications with the Corresponding Members; (3) to promote 

 the importation of rare and useful animals ; and (4) to receive 

 and prepare reports upon matters connected with zoology. 



