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The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Mr. 

 Nelson for his communication. 



Mr. T. A. O'Donohoe exhibited on the screen a number of photo - 

 micrographic lantern-slides : part of proboscis of blow-fly mounted 

 without pressure, showing the ducts in their natural condition ; a 

 series of diatoms at moderate magnification ; Surirella gemma, P. 

 formosimi and C. asteron^j/iahis at x 2,000 ; and several different 

 images of Podura scale at high magnifications. Mr. O'Donohoe 

 also exhibited under the microscope the preparation of the pro- 

 boscis of blow- fly without pressure, of which he showed photographs. 



At the meeting of the Club held on June 27th, Mr. C. F. 

 Housselet, F.R.M.S., Vice-President, in the Chair, the minutes of 

 the meeting held on May 23rd were read and confirmed. 



Mr. L. C. Bennett was balloted for and duly elected a member 

 of the Club. 



The list of donations to the Club was read and the thanks 

 of the members were voted to the donors. It was also announced 

 that a donation of 19 slides 5 of Polycystinae, 9 of diatomaceous 

 earth and 5 others had been presented to the Cabinet by 

 Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



The Chairman said that Dr. M. C. Cooke was one of the 

 founders of the Quekett Microscopical Club, and was its President 

 during 1882 and 1883, but owing to his advanced age and increas- 

 ing infirmity he had long been unable to attend any of the 

 meetings, but still retained a lively interest in the welfare of the 

 Club, although very few of his old colleagues now remained. It 

 had been thought well in acknowledging his gift of slides that the 

 members of the Club should be asked to pass a resolution that 

 evening expressing not only their thanks for his donation, but 

 also their high appreciation of the services he had rendered in the 

 past, not only to the Club, but to science generally, by his numerous- 

 published works, and especially by his editorship of the earlier 

 volumes of Hardwicke's Science Gossip. Dr. Cooke was now in 

 his 87th year, but notwithstanding failing eyesight and enfeebled 

 health he was still able to appreciate visits from old friends and 

 to enjoy a chat with them about the days gone by. A cordial 

 vote of thanks to Dr. Cooke for his donation and a resolution of 



