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indebtedness to Mr. Vigors, and its appreciation of 

 the high scientific reputation which he had earned, 

 by electing him one of its first Vice-Presidents. 



The code of laws which was passed in 1833 is the 

 same as that which now regulates the affairs of the 

 Society. In the course of the sixty-seven years which 

 have elapsed since the code was adopted few altera- 

 tions have been made, and for the most part they are 

 of a trifling character. The laws, as originally adopted, 

 rigidly limited the tenure of oflice of the President to 

 one year. It is now competent for the Society, should 

 it so desire it, to re-elect the President annually for a 

 period of five years. Under the present regulations 

 only three instead of five members of Council retire 

 each year. Other slight changes have taken place in 

 the laws since 1833, but it is not necessary to specify 

 them. 



We have noted that, on its institution, the Society 

 was designated the Zoological Society of Dublin. It 

 bore this name for eight years, and it was only after 

 her late Majesty Queen Victoria graciously consented 

 to become Patron that it assumed the title which it 

 now bears. 



A special feature in connection with the manage- 

 ment of the affairs of the Zoological Gardens consists 

 in the fact that the members of the Council take 

 breakfast together each Saturday morning in the 

 Gardens before proceeding to transact the weekly 

 business. These breakfasts have become one of the 

 social features of Dublin, and there cannot be a doubt 

 that they exert a most important influence in ad- 

 vancing the interests of the Society. Not only do 



