THE ZOOLOGIST. 



THIRD SERIES. 



Vol. VIII.] MAY, 1884. [No. 89. 



THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENGLISH 

 MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION. 



On the eve of the appearance of our last number, namely, on 

 March 31st, an important meeting of naturalists was held in the 

 Eooms of the Roj'al Society, Burlington House, with the object 

 of forming a Societj' for the biological investigation of the 

 English coast, and for the erection in a suitable locality of a 

 marine laboratory and dredging station. 



The chair was taken by Professor Huxley, President of the 

 Royal Society. Amongst those present were the Duke of 

 Argyll, the Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Arthur Russell, Sir Lyon 

 Playfair, M.P., Sir John Lubbock, MP. (President of the 

 Linnsean Society), Sir Joseph Fayrer, Sir Joseph Hooker, Sir 

 George Nares, the Hon. E. Marjoribanks, M.P., Professor Flowe; 

 (President of the Zoological Society), Prof. Ewart, Prof. Bonney, 

 Prof. Mivart, Prof. Moseley. Dr. Spencer Cobbold, Dr. Gunther, 

 Dr. W. B. Carpenter, Prof.Crofton, Mr. H. C. Sorby, Dr. J. Murie, 

 Dr. John Rae, Dr. J. Evans, Dr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, Dr. P. L. 

 Sclater, Dr. Dobson, Dr. A. Geikie, Dr. Herbert Carpenter, Mr. 

 G. J. Romanes, Prof. Jeffrey Bell, Mr. Francis Galton, Mr. 

 S. 0. Ridley, Mr. J. Quelch, Mr. Edgar Smith, Mr. Frank 

 Crisp, Mr. Busk, Mr. Henry Lee, Mr. Dawson Williams, Mr. J. 

 A. Blake, M.P., Mr. T. F. Braby, Mr. Thistleton Dyer, Mr. 

 Henry Ffennell, Mr. H. Dallinger, Mr. Saville Kent, Mr. H. C. 

 Burdett, Captain Verney, R.N., and Mr. John Murray. 



Professor Huxley, after reading letters approving of the 

 project from Lord Derby, the Marquis of Hamilton, Sir Thomas 



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