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that Dr. Macldox deserves well of the scientific world for his arduous 

 labours in delineating minute forms. Many of his beautiful pro- 

 ductions may yet be seen at Mr. How's, Foster Lane, Cheapside, 

 although we very much regret to say that, considered commercially, 

 they have not met with the success which they merit. More than this, 

 after seven years' labour in one direction this zealous worker finds 

 his sight is injured, and for want of the successful publication of his 

 works is compelled to give up the further pursuit of his experiments, 

 without having realised that pecuniary reward Avhich his unwearied 

 efforts so eminently deserve. 



QIIEKETT MICEOSCOPICAL CLrB. 



OCTOBER 25th, 1867. 



Arthur E. Durham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. 



The Secretary announced the following donations to the Club : — 



" The Popular Science Review," from the publisher ; " Science Gossip," 

 from the editor : Hogg " On the Microscope," new edition, by W. Curties ; 

 and the "Naturalists' Circular, ' from the editor. 



The thanks of the members were ordered to be communicated to the respec- 

 tive donors. 



The following gentlemen, were proposed for membership in the usual form : — 

 Mr. John Sandford, Mr. Wm. Henry Golding, Mr. E. Williams, Mr. Francis 

 "W. Blake, Mr. A. F, Tarner, Mr. Frank H. Ward. 



The names of the nine gentlemen proposed at the previous meeting were 

 then balloted for, and they were declared duly elected m^mbers of the 

 Club. 



The President announced that the Committee had decided on publishing 

 the proceedings of the Club quarterly, under the editorship of Mr. \Y. Hislop. 

 A copy would be forwarded free to eacli member. 



Mr. W. W. Reeves asked those gentlemen who had taken part in the 

 excursions of the Club during the summer to send in a list of things which 

 they liad seen and collected, in order that a record of them might be kept. 

 Members who knew of good stations for collecting, would also greatly assist 



