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Proceedings of the Royal Society 
Monday , 20 th January 1873. 
Sir WILLIAM STILLING MAXWELL, Bart., 
Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The Council of the Loyal Society have awarded the Makdougall 
Brisbane Prize to George James Allman, M.D., F.L.S., Emeritus 
Professor of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh, for 
his memoir “ On the Homological Kelations of the Coelenterata,” 
published in the Transactions of the Society for 1870-71. 
In selecting this memoir for the prize, they took into consideration 
not merely its own importance as a contribution to zoological 
science, but the author’s elaborate and beautifully illustrated 
monograph “On the Gymnoblastic or Tubularian Hydroids,” pub- 
lished in two large folio volumes by the Kay Society, of which it 
forms a leading chapter. 
This monograph comprises a most extensive series of researches 
into the morphology, development, minute structure, and physiology 
of an interesting group of invertebrated animals, as well as a 
careful consideration of their zoological position and classification. 
It contains the observations and conclusions of many years of 
laborious research, and whilst serving as a memorial of the industry, 
artistic skill, and scientific acumen of its author, forms a most 
important contribution to natural history science. 
The following Eeport was submitted to the Society : — 
Report by the Council of the Loyal Society of Edinburgh on the 
proposed alterations of the laws as to the Election of Ordinary 
Fellows : — 
The Council have carefully considered the proposed alterations 
in the laws as to the election of Ordinary Fellows which were 
remitted to them by the Society for re-consideration on 3d June 
last, and have agreed to recommend to the Society that there 
should be no limitation in the number of Fellows annually elected, 
and that the following alterations should be adopted : — 
