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founder and chief support. The diflerent Committees howercr 

 did not relax in their duties ; they continued to forward the plans 

 ■which had been commenced under the superintendance of the 

 President, and before the end of the year they had completed 

 some of these plans, and had brought the rest to a state of con- 

 siderable forwardness. A house was taken for the accommodatioa 

 of the Society, situated at No. 33, Bruton Street; and was fitted 

 up for the exhibition of the different preserved collections of the 

 Society. A plot of ground was also obtained from the Com- 

 missioners of Woods and Forests, &c. in the Regent's Park, for 

 the exhibition of the living collection : it was fenced-in and 

 drained, and prepared, as far as the season would permit, for 

 plantations, walks, &c., with ponds, sheds, aviaries, and other 

 suitable accomodations for the living animals. 



A second meeting took place on the 7ih o^ March, 1827, for 

 the purpose of electing a President in the place of Sir T. Stamford 

 Raffles, when the Marquis of Lansdown was unanimously chosen 

 to that office. From the report of the Council, which was laid 

 before the meeting, it appears that the Museum of the Society 

 is now open to the Members. It consists of several thousand 

 subjects in every branch of Zoology ; and it forms a well-arranged 

 and instructive collection in almost every department of the 

 science. This collection has been formed, with the exception of 

 one or two trifling purchases, by voluntary contribution ; and 

 every day it receives an increase from the zeal and liberality of 

 the Members. It was also reported that the works in the 

 Regent's Park are rapidly advancing : and it was expected that 

 the gardens will be opened early in the ensuing summer. 



The Council and Officers of the Society consist of the following 

 noblemen and gentlemen : — Marquis of Lansdown, President : 

 Duke of Somerset, V.P. : Earl of Darnley, V.P. : Earl of Egre- 

 mont, V.P. : Viscount Gage : Lord Auckland, V.P. : Lord 

 Stanley, V.P. : Sir E. Home : E. Barnard, Esq. : J. G. Children, 

 Esq.: H. T. Colebrooke, Esq. : Rev. Dr. Goodenough : G. B. 

 Greenough, Esq. : Major - General Ilardwicke : Dr. Thomas 

 Ilorsfield, Vice-Secreturi/: Rev. Dr. Raffles : Joseph Sabine, Esq. 

 Treasurer : Charles Stokes, Esq. : N. A. Vigors, Secretary : 

 C. B. Wall, Esq. 



