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distinguished members and past-Presidents, Dr. W. H. Dallinger^ 

 r.K.S., etc., at the age of 67. After being educated privately^ 

 Dr. Dallinger entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1861. In 1871 

 he joined the Royal Microscopical Society, and in the years 1873 

 to 1876, in conjunction with Mr. J. J. Drysdale, published a 

 series of papers on the " Life-History of Monads," and in 1878 

 on the " Effect of High Temperatures on Flagellates." In 1880 

 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and from 1880 

 to 1888 was Governor of the Wesley College, Sheffield. In 

 1883 he became a member, and in 1890-1-2 was President, of 

 the Quekett Microscopical Club. From 1884 to 1887 he was 

 President of the Royal Microscopical Society. In 1891 he edited 

 the seventh, and in 1901 the eighth, edition of Carpenter, The 

 Microscope and its Revelations. In 1884, while at Montreal 

 with the British Association, he received the honorary degree- 

 of LL.D. from the Victoria University, and in 1892 D.Sc. from 

 Dublin, and in 1896 D.C.L. from Durham. 



The President said that the late Dr. Dallinger was one of 

 the greatest microscopists, both in practice and theory, that had 

 ever lived. In conjunction with Drysdale, his method in im- 

 portant researches was continuous observation, and his work 

 on the life-history of minute flagellates required the most 

 extreme care in technique and the utmost patience in carrying 

 out. If occasion required, his laboratory was provided with a 

 bed, and Drysdale and he would take turns at observing some 

 particular organism for a great many hours at a stretch. The 

 wish was expressed that many more imitators of Dallinger might 

 be found. His methods were much to be preferred to the usual 

 modern custom of describing stained organisms. The world of 

 microscopy had suffered a very great loss by Dr. Dallinger's- 

 death. 



The Hon. Secretary was requested, on behalf of the Club, to 

 send notice of a vote of condolence then passed to the relatives 

 of the late Dr. Dallinger. 



The President, Prof. E. A Minchin, exhibited under micro- 

 scopes two preparations of the CysticeQ'cus-stage of a tapeworm 

 from rat-fleas. He had for some time been experimenting on 

 the transmission of trypanosomes to the common rat by means 

 of fleas. Having great difficulty in obtaining fleas, he offered a 

 shilling each, but could not get them in London. He finally 



