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London, England, 1830-01-28 00:00:00

MEDICO-BOTANICAL SOCIETY.

Tuesday night a Meeting of this Society was held
their room in Subtitle-street, the President In the Chair.
The Minutes of the last Meeting having been rend, various pre-'
seats received by the Society announced. and some other formal
business gone through—
The Paxson: (Lord Stanhope) said that he felt great pleasure
ionaussmanicating to the Society, a letter which he had remixeffi
from Mr. Frost duce the last meeting; it was dated January 25,
1530, aid, with their permission, he would read it. His Lord.
ship then read as follows :
"•29, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, he. IL
beg leave to•request the favour of your communicating
to the Council of the 31edico.Botankal Society, to-morrow, my
intention of delivering up at its meeting at one o'clock (to-morrow,
Tuesday, the 26th instant), the Signature Book, Herbaria, Li-
brary, Official Seal, and all the other property in my possession or
power belonging to the Medico-Botanical Society.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant, .
(Signed) " JOHN FROST.
To Humphrey Gibbs, Esq. F.H.S.
Secretary to the Medico-Botanical Society."
Conformably with the undertaking contained in that letter, Mr.
Frost attended the Council which met that day, and delivered up
the signature book, the official seal of the Society, and the chain
and medal which the Chairman usually wore at the Meetings
'lle ether articles -which be had undertaken to surrender, bet
which were too bulky to be brought with him that day. he pro-
mised shOuld be put into the possession of the Treasurer sod the
Conservator on Friday neat ; the books into the hands of the former
officer acting for the Librarian, who unfortunately was still de-
tainedin the country; and the papers and muniments of the So-
ciety Into the hands of the latter. This announcement could not
but be most gratifying to every member of the Society, and to
himself in particular, salt happily rendered unnecessary any further
proceedings with referee= to Mr. Frost. Nothing could be more
gratifying to the Society at large, and to the Council, and to hint-
self as an individual, than that those proceedings being unnecessary,
should be abandoned. Accordingly, as they were to be given up,
he would not advert to recent transactions, feeling assured that the
Society would do him the justice to believe, that the part which
be took was solely dictatud by a answer the duties belonging to the
high end honourable office they had been pleased to confer upon
him ; he would not enter into any vindication of his own conduct;
and whatever pan other members of that Society had taken in the
late differences and disputes, be was sure they would give him
credit for perfect sincerity when be expressed his full persuasion of
their having been actuated by the best motives. All men were
liable to f-em different opinions on the same subjects; and for his
own part, be begged to assure tbem,that be felt no ill will towards
any member of the Society, nor even coldness; and if any gentle
n, on the day of the Anniversary, lost his way in coming to the
Meeting, and strayed towards the Crown and Anchor, he (Lord
S,) was willing to attribute it to the fog—(A laugh.) They were
all aware that, in public life. be bad not pursued the path of
:siltation, nor sought for places of profit or honour.; but be etat•
(rued that, while there, he had the ambition of presiding over a
united and prosperous Society, pursuing greet and beneficial
objects. He expected that those would be the last words which
Fe should have to address to them on the painful subject ARM lei
and that in future they would be found nuked under the limner ot.
science, pursuing great objects lea manner calculated to rise the
character of the Society, and to prove a source of honour and re-
putation to all of them.

The ordinary business of the Society was then resumed. and all
matters seemed to proceed u if the circumstances of Mr. Frost's
conduct had never been brought under consideration.

COFFEE-HO USES.