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the fountain of truth— caring little for cherished authorities, or sentiments hut conti- 

 nually progressing — feeling no false shame at her shortcomings, but, on the contrary, 

 the highest pleasure when freed from an error, at having advanced another step towards 

 the attainment of Divine truth — a pleasure, not even intelligible to the pride of 

 ignorance.' " 



Part 6., Vol. iii., n.s., of the Society's 'Transactions,' recently published, vvas on 

 the table. 



January 7, 1856. 

 •J. O. Westwood, Esq., V.-P., in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors : — ' Transactions of the Linnean Society,' Vol. xxi. Part 4. ' Proceedings of 

 the Linnean Society,' Nos. 59, 59,* 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66. Address of Thomas 

 Bell, Esq., V.P.R.S., &c., the President; together with obituary notices of deceased 

 Members, by John Bennett, Esq., F.ll.S., the Secretary, read at the Anniversary 

 Meeting of the Linnean Society on Thursday, May 24, 1855. ' List of the Linnean 

 Society of London, 1855;' presented by the Linnean Society. ' The Natural-His- 

 tory Review,' Vol. i. and Parts 5, 6, 7 and 8 ; by the Dublin University Association. 

 'The Entomologist's Annual for 1856;' by the Editor, H. T. Stainton, Esq. 'List 

 of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 

 by Francis Walker, Esq., F.L.S., Part 5, Lejjidoptera Heterocera ; ' by the Editor. 

 ' The Literary Gazette ' for December; by the Editor. ' The AlhenaBum' for Decem- 

 ber; by the Editor. ' The Zoologist' for Decen11)er; by the Editor. ' Journal of the 

 Society of Arts ' for December ; by the Society of Arts. 



Election of Members. 



William Marshall, Esq, Springfield, Upper Clapton ; John Thomas Syme, Esq., 

 11, Gower Street, Bedford Square; and James Thomson, Esq., 23, Kue de I'Univer- 

 site, Paris, were balloted for and elected INIembers of the Society. 



Exhibitions. 



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Mr. Samuel Stevens exhibited a box containing three fine species of Lucanida;, 

 taken by Mr. Wallace at Sarawak, in Borneo, including a remarkable variety of L. 

 Brookiana. 



Mr. Edward Sheppard exhibited a specimen of Lebia crux-minor, taken by 

 sweeping the long lythe at Selborne, in August last, by the' Rev. G. Livesay. 



Mr. Westwood called attention to some glasses on the table, containing water- 

 beetles collected for the purpose of stocking aquariums, by Mr. F. S. Leach. 



