ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 393 



Mr. \ ARRELL moved, and the Rev. Mr. Hope seconded — 

 That N. A. Vigors, Esq. be one of the Vice-Presidents of this Society. 



Colonel Sykes moved, and Mr. Children seconded — 

 That J. F. Stephens, Esq. be one of the Vice-Presidents of this Society. 



Mr. Gray moved, and Mr. Westwood seconded — 



That Dr. Horsfield be one of the Vice-Presidents of this Society. 



Colonel Sykes moved, and Mr. Yarrell seconded — 

 That the Rev. F. W. Hope be Treasurer and Vice-President of this 

 Society. 



Rev. Mr. Hope moved, and Mr. Children seconded — 



That G. R. Gray, Esq. be Secretary of this Society. 



Mr.Westvv^ood moved, and the Rev. Mr. Hope seconded — 

 That G. R. Waterhouse, Esq. be Curator of the Collections and Libra- 

 rian of this Society. 



Mr. Yarrell moved, and Mr. Children seconded — 



That, in consequence of the advanced state of the present season, no 

 further meeting of the Society is expedient till November next, on a 



day to be fixed by the Council, who will in the interim be en^ 

 in deciding on a place of meeting, of which due notice will be given : 

 that the Council frame laws to be then submitted for approval ; that it 

 is not considered necessary that any payment should be made till the 

 meeting in November, which will be considered the anniversary, and 

 on which the annual subscription will be due. 



Mr. Newman moved, and Mr. Children seconded — 



That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr. Stephens for his very 

 able and obliging conduct in the chair. 



The whole of these resolutions were carried unanimously, 

 and without the slightest difference of opinion being expressed 

 on any of them ; and the meeting altogether passed off with that 

 perfect good humour, cordiality, and good feeling which we 

 hail as an earnest of its future prosperity, — for in concord there 

 is strength. 



We conceive the main objects of the Entomological Society 

 to be — 1st, The formation of a well-named collection ; and for 

 this purpose we most earnestly and respectfully solicit for the 

 Society donations of specimens, particularly of those genera 

 and species which are newly-named and described; if these 

 be labelled by the first describer, and thus openly exhibited to 



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