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A. Thornton, t)st, beat Mr. Bloomfifld's Sister to Allegraute, rode 

 by the noted F. Buckle, 1'2 st., two miles over Yorlv [Race-course], for 

 1(100 gs. This gold [silver-gilt] cup and two hogsheads of Cote Rotie, 

 August, 1801, 96 oz. at 17s. 6d., £81." In addition to these trophies were 

 a two-haudled cup and cover, presented to Col. Thornton b}' the York 

 Regiment, 1795, which fetched £96: and two Louis XVI. soup tureens, 

 part of the same presentation, £900., the prices realised being regarded 

 as very good. 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



LiNNEAN SOCIRTY OF LoNDON. 



June 6, 1881.— Wiij.iAM C.xrruthrrs, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the chair. 



Messrs. .1. Starkie Gardner, F.G.S., and .Tolin H. Leech were duly 

 elected i^'ellows of the Society. 



Prof. J. Martin Duncan read a paper on a new genus of recent Fungida, 

 allied to the fossil form Micrabacia, the genus being based on a specimen 

 of coral obtained froui shallow water in the Korean Sea. 



A communication was made by Mr. Artliurll. Hunt, "On tlie intluence 

 of Wave Currents on the Fauna inhabiting Siiallow Seas." The author 

 refers to various physical data, among others quoting Prof. Stokes and 

 Mr. J. Stevenson ; the latter stating that a current of ()-6819 of a mile per 

 liour will carry forwards line gravel, and that 13038 roil along p<;bbles an 

 ineli in diameter. From lliis and other facts Mr. Hunt argues that wave- 

 currents do materially influence the marine fauna inhabiting shallow water, 

 not only those of the tidd strand but likewise those inhabiting the deeper 

 sea-bottom. He adduces instances of animals living among or on rocks, 

 and of those frequenting sand or other deposit, enumerating species of 

 Starfish, Mollusks, Shrimps, Crabs, and Fish. He says that even the Flat- 

 fishes (Ph>nwiiecliil(c) seem to have changed their original forms and habits 

 for the purpose of being aide to live in shallow waters agitated by waves. 

 Referring more particularly to species of Canlium, he endeavours to sliow 

 liow under tiie intluence of wavc-curreuts tiie variation of species may be 

 promoted, and even tiieir local extinction brought about. 



A paper was read " On the Longicorn Beetles of Japan," by Mr. H. W. 

 Bates. In a former paper (in 1873) on the same subject the author treated 

 of 107 species, but now adds many new genera and l'-i9 more species, or a 

 total of ii36 specific forms as at present known to belong to the Japanese 

 fauna. This great accession is due to the later collections of Mr. George 

 Lewis, who made a second visit to the islands in 1880-81. Mr. Bates, 



