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the Publisher; " Scientific Opinion," from tlie Editor; Report of the Liver- 

 pool Naturalists' Field Club, from tlie Club ; three slides from Mr. Quick, and 

 sixteen slides of different varieties of Hippuric Acid, from Mr. Hislop. 



The thanks of the members were returned to the donors. 



The following gentlemen were proposed for membership : — Mr. W. Atkinson, 

 Mr. R. Crafer, Mr. F. Evans, Mr. C. J. Fricker, Mr. A Hammond, Mr. J. W. 

 Barker Mr. C. Lavey, Dr.T. Prichard, Mr. W. Warner, Mr. F. W. White. 



Ten gentlemen proposed at the previous meeting were then duly elected. 



The President reminded the members of an announcement at a previous 

 meeting that a Microscopical Society had been formed at Liverpool on the same 

 basis as theQ. M. C. Thenev? Society had met with great encouragement, and 

 a number of influential persons in Liverpool had joined it. The Honorary 

 Secretary of the Club (Mr. Bywater) had been elected the first honorary 

 member of the new society as an acknowledgment of the assistance he had 

 given at its formation . 



Mr. M. C Cooke also announced the formation of a Microscopical Club at 

 Chicago on the same basis as the Q. M. C, which it recognised as its parent 

 society. Mr. Cooke also stated that his class for the study of Microscopical 

 Fungi would commence on the following Tuesday evening. If successful the 

 lectures would probably be repeated in the autumn. 



A variety of objects were announced for exhibition, among which were the 

 Leg of a Diamond Beetle, with pseudo-scopic prism, by Mr. Crouch, and Spores 

 of the Bramble Brand, by Mr. Marks. 



Mr George read a paper by Mr. Samuel Holmes, " On a new form of Binoc- 

 ular Microscope," which was illustrated by diagrams and a prism, no complete 

 instrument having been finished. 



Mr. Suffolk read a paper " On some of the means of delineating microscopical 

 objects " 



The author received the thanks of the meeting for his paper. 



Allusion was made by Mr. Johnson to a method of delineating microscopic 

 objects (described in " Science Gossip") by throwing the image upon a 

 piece of ground glass, and then tracing it with a pencil, a kind of camera being 

 made of a cigar bos. 



Mr. T. C. White suggested that if at the end of the cigar box a piece of look- 

 ing glass be set at an angle of 45°, and a piece of clear glass be placed above it 

 so that the image was reflected up thrciugh it, a piece of tracing paper could be 

 laid on the upper glass and the tracing made at once. 



Mr. Mclntire said that in drawing from living objects he had found it best to 

 make a number of rough sketches on card, and from these to make a drawing. 

 If this drawing w re then placed on the stage by the side of the object, and, 

 the prism withdrawn, the object and drawing were seen side by side, and a com- 

 parison easily made. 



The President remarked that he thought that the "cigar box '" was the best 

 way of obtaining accurate outlines. Instead of ground glass, if a piece of 

 plain glass was used, thin p)aper might be placed against it, and the object could 

 be drawn at once. If the eye-piece were in, the eye-piece micrometer might be 

 used. 



The President announced that the Annual Soiree would be held on March 

 12th, for which date the Council of the College had kindly granted the use of the 

 building. 



