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The Secretary said that a paper had just been handed in which would be 

 interesting as showing the results of one of their latest excursions — that 

 of July 13th to Hampton Court. The water there was productive of a 

 number of the most valued and beautiful microscopical objects. The 

 excursion had been highly successful. He then read the following list 

 (which had been prepared by Mr. Oxley) of the principal objects found 

 on that occasion : — 



Polyzoa — Cristatella rnncedo, Plumaiclla repens. 



Rotifera — Melicerta rlngens, Limnias ceratophylli, iEctsiis crystallinus, Lacinularia 



socialis, Floscularia comuta, &c, &c. 

 Infusoria — Acineta, Ophrydium, Anthoplujsa Mulleri, Arcella vulgaris. 

 Hydra vulgaris (very large specimen), &c. 



Dr. M. C. Cooke said that on occasions like that when they caught any 

 live object, especially one from a far distant place, they liked just to stick a 

 pin through him, and exhibit him to the meeting. They had with them 

 that evening a friend of his from the Far West, a member of the San 

 Francisco Microscopical Society, and he wanted him to be able to go back 

 and say to his brethren on the other side of the Atlantic that he had 

 attended the annual meeting of the Quekett Microscopical Club, and that 

 the members present heartily sent their greeting to their fellow -workers in 

 that distant land. 



The President expressed the pleasure which he felt at seeing his friend 

 Dr. Harkness amongst them as a visitor upon that occasion, and in the 

 name of the members assured him of the hearty good wishes felt by all of 

 them for the welfare and prosperity of the Society with which he was 

 connected. 



Dr. Harkness said that he felt much gratified at this compliment, and 

 should upon his return home convey to his co-workers an account of the 

 reception he had met with from the meeting. 



The proceedings then terminated with a conversazione, at which the 

 following objects were exhibited : — 



" Beetle found in Old Furniture " ... 

 Cristatella mucedo, &c. 



Abdomen of Wild Bee, containing Male~^ 

 and Female Stylops Spencii ... ) 



Cheyletus (alive) 

 Trichinae (in situ) 



Attendance — Members, SO ; Visitors, 11. 



