Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London - University Library

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the University to found a Prize for proficiency iu Geology and
Mineralogy, eligible to those who have passed Part 1. of the Natural
Science Tripos and not of more than ten Terms' standing.
On Christmas Eve, 1901, he fell when returning home, suffering
a compound fracture of the right thumb ; but the end was
approaching,
He preached
though he died practically in harness to the last.
on Sunday evening, 26th October, 1902, at St. Clements,
and came home in apparent good health ; between one and
two in the morning he complained of severe pain in the chest, but
was relieved by some simple remedies, and he lay down to sleep
again, during which he quietly passed away, without again waking,
from angina pectoris.
The writer has to thank Mr. E. W. Wiltshire, son of our
deceased Fellow, for much of the foregoing information.
June 4th, 1903.
Mr. George Sharp Saunders in the Chair.
The Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting, 25th May, were read
and confirmed.
Messrs. Edward Alexander Newell Arber, George Wallace
Eustace, and Robert Alexander Robertson wei*e elected, and
Mr. Montague Frank Hopson was admitted a Fellow of the
Society.
The Chairman announced that the President had appointed the
following to be Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year :—Mr. Frank
Crisp, Mr. C. B. Clarke, Prof. .1. B. Farmer, and Mr. A. O.
AValker.
Dr. HocKEX, F.L.S., of Diinedin, New Zealand, reminded the
Societv that the next biennial meeting of the Australasian Association
for the Advancement of Science will be held at Dunedin,
in January 1904 ; and that the Members would welcome any
Fellows of the Linnean Society who might be able to pay a visit
to New Zealand on that occasion ; every facility for travelling at
special rates to visit the celebrated scenery will be afforded by the
New Zealand Gov^ernment, and Dr. Hocken will be happy to give
detailed information to prospective visitors.
Mr. R. Morton Middleton, F.L.S., exhibited a holograph
letter from Linnaeus to Philip Miller, dated Upsala, 3 August,
1763, and read a translation of the same. A few remarks were
added by the General Secretary.
Mr. Y. N. Williams, F.L.S., showed a series of 100 drawings
of British CompositsD, 20 being Hieracia, drawn in pen-and-ink by
Mr. E. AV. Hunnybun, of Huntingdon, an accomplished artist and
British field-botanist.