New Haven (elected President of the Natural History Section), and Dr. Torrey of New York. Of the scientific bodies of Europe which had been invited to send delegates to this meeting, the Geological and Linnean Societies of London were the only ones that responded to the call, and their representatives were also the only Members who had come from Europe for the occasion. The cordial reception which they met with, and the universal desire expressed by the Americans for a more frequent intercourse with their European brethren in science, took, on the occasion of the last General Meeting, a substantive form in the following Resolution, moved by Professor Bache of Washington, and carried by unanimous consent:-" That the American Association recognizes with peculiar satisfaction the presence of eminent scientific men from the Old World who have honoured this meeting with their attendance, and it hopes that now, since the ice has been broken, these meetings of fraternity among men of science from different continents will be more frequent." On the 20th of August, after the termination of the meeting, Dr. Seemann left Montreal for the Falls of Niagara, the managers of the railroads and steam-boats on the route kindly placing a free pass at his disposal. Thence he proceeded, by way of Buffalo and Indianopolis, to St. Louis, Missouri, where the Academy of Natural Sciences elected him a Corresponding Member. On the 1st of September he quitted St. Louis for New York to pay a visit to Dr. Torrey, and from thence proceeded to Boston, where he was kindly received by Professor Asa Gray. On the 9th he went on board the steamer America,' and after touching at Halifax, reached Liverpool on the 22nd of the same month, after an absence from England of fifty-nine days.

The thanks of the Society were voted to Dr. Seemann for the readiness with which he had undertaken, and the ability with which he had executed his mission.

Read, first, a "Note on the Occurrence of Phyllosoma commune on the coast of Cornwall;" by Jonathan Couch, Esq., F.L.S. (See "Zoological Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 146.)

Read, secondly, the commencement of a Memoir "On the Agamic Reproduction of Aphides;" by T. H. Huxley, Esq., F.R.S. Communicated by Professor Busk, Zool. Sec. L.S. (See "Transactions," vol. xxii. p. 191.)

November 19th, 1857.

Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair.

Charles Knight, Esq.; George G. Macpherson, Esq.; and Wilfred Dakin Speer, Esq., were elected Fellows.

Read the following letter from Lady Smith, the widow of the Founder of the Society:

"Lowestoft, 12th November, 1857.

"GENTLEMEN,-I hope you will do me the honour to accept the accompanying nineteen volumes, comprising the whole of Sir J. E. Smith's scientific correspondence from the time of his becoming possessed of the Collections of Linnæus till his death in 1828. There are some among your number who, I believe, will peruse these letters with a pleasure nearly equal to that I have enjoyed in arranging them for the present object. They bear ample testimony to the correctness of an observation Sir James made long ago—That the pursuit of Natural History is an unerring clue to an intercourse with the best minds.' A spirit of affection and respect flows through the whole correspondence, so that those who may take no interest in the pursuits that occasioned this intercourse, will nevertheless be attracted by the warmth of friendship, the confidence and personal attachment and esteem that pervade the whole.

"I have two conditions to propose concerning these volumes. The first is, that they shall not be taken from the Society's rooms for perusal.

"The second, that if in the course of events the Society of which you are members should cease to exist, or merge into any other Society, I wish these volumes to escape being dispersed, and desire they may be placed in the British Museum with the library of Sir Joseph Banks, and there preserved.

"Trusting that such a disposition of them may long be averted by your continuance as a Society, in which I feel the deepest interest, I remain, Gentlemen, with great respect,

"To the President and Fellows of the Linnean Society."

On the motion of Dr. Boott, seconded by C. Cardale Babington,

Esq., it was resolved that the cordial and affectionate thanks of the Society be given to Lady Smith for her invaluable present.

Read, first, a Notice of Four Varieties of British Plants;" by John Hogg, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 133.)

Read, secondly, a " Notice of a Monstrosity of Scabiosa succisa, L., and of some other Vegetable Monstrosities;" by Professor Bentley, F.L.S.

Read, thirdly, a Note on a diseased bunch of Grapes;" by M. T. Masters, Esq. Communicated by the Secretary.

Read, fourthly, "A short Exposition of the Structure of the Ovule and Seed-coats of Magnolia ;" by Asa Gray, M.D., F.M.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 106.)

Read, fifthly, "Notes of a Botanical Ramble in the North of Spain;" by Joseph Woods, Esq., F.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 111.)

December 3rd, 1857.

Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair.

Thomas Allis, Esq., and Henry Letheby, Esq., M.B., were elected Fellows.

Professor Owen, F.R.S., F.L.S., exhibited specimens of the pods of Gleditsia triacanthos, L., which had ripened fully and abundantly in his garden in Richmond Park, during the present year.

Read, first, "Observations on Entozoa, with descriptions of several new species;" by Thomas S. Cobbold, Esq., M.D., F.L.S. (See "Transactions," vol. xxii. p. 155.)

Read, secondly, a Paper "On the genus of Annelida, named 'Palolo' by the Samodas;" by J. D. M'Donald, Esq. Communicated by George Busk, Esq., F.R.S., Zool. Sec. L.S. (See "Transactions," vol. xxii. p. .)

December 17th, 1857.

Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair.

Edward William Cooke, Esq., A.R.A., and Francis Day, Esq., were elected Fellows.

Read, first, a Memoir "On the Zoology of New Guinea;" by Philip Lutley Sclater, Esq., M.A., F.L.S. (See "Zoological Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 149.)

Read, secondly, a "Botanical Report on the North-Australian Expedition, under the command of A. C. Gregory, Esq.;" by Dr. Ferdinand Müller, Botanist to the Expedition. Communicated by the Colonial Office. (See "Botanical Proceedings,” vol. ii. p. 137.)

Read, thirdly, "Notes on Dr. Asa Gray's Observations on the Ovules and Seed-coats of Magnolia ;" by John Miers, Esq., F.R.S.,

F.L.S.

January 21st, 1858.

Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair.

Walter Lowry Buller, Esq.; William Charles Hood, Esq., M.D.; William Lauder Lindsay, Esq., M.D.; John Lubbock, Esq.; Buxton Shillitoe, Esq.; and Francis Cornelius Webb, Esq., M.D., were elected Fellows.

Among the presents were specimens of the fruits of Physianthus albens and Stephanotis floribunda, ripened in Cornwall, the former in the open air and the latter in a greenhouse, presented by Mrs. Fox, of Grove Hill, near Falmouth; of the fruit of Kalreuteria paniculata, ripened (for the first time) during the past autumn, in Chelsea Garden, presented by Thomas Moore, Esq., F.L.S.; and a specimen of the fruit of Ailantus glandulosa, ripened, last autumn, at Stoke Newington, near London, presented by Richard Kippist, Esq., Librarian L.S.

Read, first, an Extract of a Letter from Dr. Baikie to Sir John

Richardson, M.D., C.B., F.R.S. and F.L.S., dated 29th October, 1857, at Rabba on the Quorra, giving some account of the proceedings of the Expedition under his charge up to that date. (See "Zoological Proceedings," vol. iii. p. 76.)

Read, secondly, a Note "On the importance of a Microscopic Study of the Integuments in Crustacea;" by T. Spence Bate, Esq., F.L.S. (See "Zoological Proceedings," vol. iii. p. 1.)

Read, thirdly, the conclusion of Professor Huxley's Memoir "On the Agamic Reproduction of Aphides;" commenced at the meeting of November 5th, 1857.

February 4th, 1858.

Francis Boott, Esq., M.D., Vice-President, in the Chair.

Peter Squire, Esq., was elected a Fellow.

Read, first, a Memoir" On the Shell-bearing Molluscous Animals with reference to Structure and Form;" by Robert Garner, Esq., F.L.S.

Read, secondly, an Extract of a Letter addressed to Professor Bentley, F.L.S., by Mr. Barter, the Naturalist accompanying the Expedition up the Quorra, dated Rabba, September 29th, 1857.

Read, thirdly, a Paper " On the Question whether Linnæus, in a spirit of ill-will, altered the spelling of the name of the genus Buffonia ?" by Mons. A. L. A. Fée, Professor of Botany of the Faculty of Medicine at Strasburg. Communicated by Thomas Moore, Esq., F.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 183.)

Read, lastly, a "Note on M. Fée's communication;" by John Joseph Bennett, Esq., F.R.S., Sec. L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. ii. p. 188.)

February 18th, 1858.

William Baird, Esq., Member of Council, in the Chair. Alexander Fry, Esq., was elected a Fellow.