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The President delivered an Address on the present state of the Society, in which 

 he reviewed the acta entomologica of the past year. 



Mr. Stainton proposed, Professor Westwood seconded, and the Meeting unani- 

 mously carried, a vote of thanks to the President for his conduct in the chair during 

 his year of office, and in particular for the Address which he had just delivered. The 

 vote was accompanied by a request that the President would allow the Address to be 

 published in the 'Journal of Proceedings.' 



The President returned thanks to the Society for the vote just passed, and also for 

 re-electing him to the Presidential chair. 



A vote of thanks to the Treasurer, Secretaries, and the retiring Members of the 

 Council, for their services during the past year, was also carried unanimously, and was 

 acknowledged by Messrs. Stevens, Dunning and Lubbock respectively. 



