2032 The Zoologist — February, 1870. 



in illustralion of their respective memoirs. Every p;iper read, down to and inclusive 

 of tbe December Meeting, was actually pulilisheU before the end of the year. 

 Especial attention is culled to Dr. Sharp's Revision of the Briti>h Homalots, as 

 affording tangible proof of the desire of the Council that native Entomology shall 

 receive its due share of aitcntidU. There is yet a dearth in the ' Transactions' of 

 papers relating to British or European insects. Many of the most active students of 

 the productions of our own islands do not favour the Society with the results of their 

 labours, and thus exotic Entomoloj;y obtains the lion's share of our pages; and this 

 leads to a supposition that our entomologists do not sufficiently idenlily themselves 

 with their continental brethren. We are either exclusively British, or our range 

 includes the wbole world ; and thus, between llie insularity of some and the 

 universality of others, European insects (in the broad sense) occupy but an insig- 

 nificant portion of our publications. From this cause, perhaps, results the small 

 number of our Foreign Aleinbers; and, as a consequence of that smallness, some 

 who do give Eiiiopean insects a prominent place in their studies prefer to puhlisb 

 through tiie medium of Continental Suciclies, believing that they thereby obtain 

 a wider circle of appreciative readers than if their lucubrations appeared in our 

 ' Tiaiibaclions.' 



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" It has been decided to renew the offer, susi)ended for the last two years, of 

 Prizes for Essays on Economical or Structural Entomology. Further particulars will 

 he announced, probably at the next Meeting. 



" Id spite, then, of the comparative depression which has generally prevailed 

 throughout the year 18f)9, the prospeiity of tiie Society has been maintained. Our 

 numbers have increased, we have added largely to our Library, the interest of our 

 Meetings has been well sustained, our publications have been issued with regularity 

 and dispatch, and our balance is larger than at tbe last Anniversary. Each of these 

 is a fair criterion of success; the combination of them all warrants the Council in 

 believing that for the future the future will provide." 



Mr. Pascoe proposed, and Mr. Wallace seconded, a special vote of thanks to 

 Mr. W. Wilson Saunders for the munificent gift meiitioued in thj Ucport ; and this 

 was carried by acclamation. 



Tbe following gentlemen were elected Members of the Council for 1870: — 

 Messrs. H. W. Rates, Dallas, Dunning, Fry, Grut, M'Lachlan, Parry, Pascoe, 

 Salvin, Edward Saunders, S. Stevens, A. 11. Wallace and Worinald. 



The following officers for 1870 were afterwards elected: — President, Mr. Alfred 

 R. Wallace ; Treasurer, Mr. S. Stevens ; Secretaries, Messrs. Dunning and M'Lachlan ; 

 Librarian, Mr. E. W. Janson. 



The President's Address (in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Bates) was read by 

 the Secretary. 



A vole of thanks to the President for his services during tbe past year, witlk a 

 request that the Address might be printed in the ' Proceedings,' was proposed by 

 Mr. Fiy, seconded by Mr. Grut, and carried unanimously. 



Thanks were also voted to the other Officers and Members of the Council for 1809, 

 and to the Chairman ; and were suitably acknowleugcd. 



