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Special General Meeting. 



June 1, 1863. 



• Frederick Smith, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The Secretary read the notice by which the Special Meeting had been convened 

 for the purpose of considering the following Resolution of the Library and Cabinets 

 Committee, adopted at its Meeting of the 30th of March, 1863 : — 



" That the present income and the financial prospects of the Society do not warrant 

 this Committee in believing that the Society is or will be able to provide the sums 

 requisite for forming a Collection of British Insects which shall be worthy of the Society, 

 and for maintaining the same in a satisfactory slate. 



" This Committee therefore recommends to the Council that the Society's Col- 

 lection be discontinued, and that proper steps be taken for the disposal of the speci- 

 mens and cabinets. 



" The Committee, however, further recommends that the type-specimens be not 

 dispersed, but be placed in some public Institution where they will be readily accessible 

 and available for scientific purposes; and the Conamittee suggests the feasibility of 

 some arrangement by which the specimens in question might be placed in the British 

 Museum." 



It was moved by Mr. Pascoe, and seconded by Dr. Baly : 



"That the recommendations of the Library and Cabinets Committee, contained 

 in their Report to the Council of the 30lh of March, 1863, be carried into eflfect in 

 such manner and at such time as the Council, in its discretion, shall think fit." 



An Amendment was moved by Mr. J. W. May, and seconded by Mr. Edwin 

 Shepherd : 



" That the whole of the Society's Collection of Insects be sold, the type-specimens 

 as well as the others." 



The Meeting having been also addressed by Mr. Francis, Mr. Waterhouse, Mr. 

 Desvignes and Mr. Dunning, the Amendment was, on a show of hands, declared to 

 be lost. 



The President then put the original Resolution, when the numbers were — for the 

 Resolution, 22 ; against, 0. 



