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merchants. The peculiar characteristics of the Wapite, as dis- 

 tinguished from the Show of Thibet and other large stags, were ex- 

 plained, and some observations made on the geographical distribu- 

 tion of the particular group of Deer, in which the Cervus elaphus 

 of the British Islands is included. 



The Curator also exhibited the lower jaw and other bones of a 

 Dugong, found in an Andamanese hut, and presented to the Society 

 by Captain Niblett of the Steamer Sydney. Thougli inhabiting the 

 Straits of Malacca, he was unaware of this marine animal hav- 

 ing previously been met with in the Bay of Bengal. It is not rare, 

 however, in the Gulf of Calpentyu, in Ceylon, and occurs also along 

 the Malabar Coast, where it is miscalled ' Seal' by Europeans. The 

 entire skeleton of an adult, it was remarked, would be a valuable 

 acquisition for the Society's Museum. 



Various other donations were announced, as especially some rare 

 bird skins and skeletons from J. H. Gurney, Esq., M. P., of Nor- 

 wich, and a variety of specimens from the Andamans and interior 

 of the Tenasserim Provinces collected and presented by the Secre- 

 tary. 



Read a paper by Dr. Anderson on the flora of Lucknow and its 

 neighbourhood. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Dr. Anderson for his 

 interesting communication. 



Reduction of Subscriptions. 



Mr. Oldham begged to state for the information of members that 

 the Council had under discussion a proposal for the reduction of 

 the contributions payable by members. He thought it desirable 

 that this should be known as widely as possible. 



The Officiating Librarian submitted his usual report for December 

 and January last. 



Libeary. 

 List of fresh accessions to the Library during December and January. 



Presentations. 

 Letter to Sir David Brewster, F. R. S , &c on Results in Terrestrial 

 Magnetism. — By John Allan Brown, F. R. S. 



Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie for August and September, 1858. 



