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'Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society? Vol. I. No. 1, 

 dated March 1, 1856. 8vo, 96 pp. letter-press, two Plates. 

 Price 3s., to Fellows gratis. London: Longmans. 1856. 



The Linnean Society has been roused, by its able, active and 

 amiable President, from that state of coma under which it seemed for 

 years to have been labouring : discussions at its meetings are now 

 not only tolerated, but invited ; papers of great interest are not only 

 read, but listened to; and, wonder of wonders ! a resolution has been 

 passed in Council to issue a quarterly number of Proceedings. 



The first number of this Journal is remarkable for the value of the 

 papers, for the clearness with which they are arranged, and the cor- 

 rectness with which they are printed : it is creditable alike to the 

 Society from which it emanates and to the literary and scientific 

 abilities of the various contributors. It supplies a great desideratum 

 in Science, and, if continued as begun, will supersede the necessity 

 for any other Journal taking the same highly scientific ground. The 

 papers are divided into zoological and botauical : the following are 

 the titles of the zoological : — 



' On the Katepo, a supposed Poisonous Spider of New Zealand.' 

 By T. S. Ralph. 



1 Remarks on some Habits of Argyroneta aquatica.' By Thomas 

 Bell, Esq. 



' Catalogue of the Dipterous Insects collected at Singapore and 

 Malacca by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species.' 

 By Francis Walker, Esq., F.L.S. 



' Note on a supposed Species of Pelopaeus.' By Edward Newman, 

 Esq., F.L.S. 



' On the Natural History of the Glowworm.' By the late George 

 Newport, Esq., F.L.S. 



6 The Natural History Review.' Nos. IX. and X., dated January and 



I April, 1856. Price 2s. 6d. each. London : Williams & Nor- 



gate. 



The contents of No. IX. are as follow : — 



Reviews: — ' Untersuchungen ueber die Fluegel typen der Cole- 

 opteren ; ' von Prof. Dr. H. Burmeister. — Part I. Clavicornia. 



