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together with various substances which had been perforated 

 by the former. Mr. Hope also read a technical description 

 of a new Cerambicideous insect, a beautiful drawing of which 

 was exhibited. 



Mr. Westwood read some memoranda relating to Insects 

 injurious to beds and books : he exhibited specimens, some 

 of which were excessively minute, and also drawings of them 

 and their ravages. 



Mr. Skrimshire presented some insects. 



Mr. Hanson begged to inquire whether it was the intention 

 of the present council to resign their seats on the 2Tth of 

 the present month, and that a new council should be elected, 

 agreeably to the provision made for that purpose in the 

 by-laws. 



The President read a minute of council, by which it 

 appeared that that body intended to sit during" the ensuing 

 year. 



Mr. J. E. Gray insisted on the necessity of the present 

 council sitting for another year : the present council must 

 be considered only provisional, until the actual commencement 

 of the business of the Society, and that business was only 

 now beginning : it was also distinctly understood that the 

 subscription now paid was for the year 1834: no one would 

 doubt that it was the first subscription, therefore 1834 must 

 be considered the first year of the existence of the Society, 

 and the first council must manage its aifairs for that year. 



Mr. Davis had heard that at the meeting at which the 

 council was appointed, there were but seventeen or eighteen 

 members present: when he considered that the council con- 

 sisted of thirteen individuals, and these were appointed out 

 of so small a number, he must look on it as in a good 

 degree a self-elected council ; (loud cries of Hear ! hear !) 

 that council had sat nine months ; the Society now consisted 

 of considerably upwards of one hundred members, and he 

 thought it high time that another council should be elected. 



Mr. Vigors, M.P. said he did not think there was any 

 distinct question before the meeting ; he would ask, what was 

 the question ? and what was the exact position of the council 

 now sitting? was it a provisional, or a bona jide council ? 



The President then read the Proceedings of the Society, 

 by which it appeared the council was not provisional. 



