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QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



MARCH 27th, 1868. 

 Dr. Tilbury Fox, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. 



The Honorary Secretary announced the following donations to the Club : — ' 



" Keport of the Bank of England Library;" "Proceedings of the Bristol 

 Natural History Society," from the Society ; " Science Gossip," from the Pub- 

 lisher; " The Naturalist's Circular," from the Editor; "Land and Water," 

 from the Editor ; " Catalogue of Works on the Microscope," from Mr. Roper ; 

 twelve slides from Dr. Dempsey ; fifty slides, mostly of seeds, from Mr. M. C. 

 Cooke; five slides of Hippuric Acid from Mr. T. C.White; twenty -four slides 

 from Mr. M'Intire; and eight slides from Mr. Golding. 



Mr. Hislop drew the attention of members to the slides presented by Dr. 

 Dempsey, comprising a number of tongues of Molluscs, mounted, both opaque 

 and transparent, and accompanied by the shells of the Molluscs to which they 

 belonged. There were also some slides of selected Diatoms and selected Poly- 

 cystins, and the first of a series of Test Diatoms which Dr. Dempsey intended to 

 present to the Club . 



The following gentlemen were proposed for membership : — Messrs. W. M. 

 Holmes, Henry Withall, John Burrows, WiUiam Snellgrove, W. P. Bodkin, 

 John Eigden Mummery, F.L.S., P.R.M.S., J. Howard Mummery, T. W. Burr, 

 P.R.A.S., P.E.M.S., John Reynolds, John Garnham, F.R.M.S., John Rogerson, 

 P.R.M.S., and Charles Baker, F.R.M.S. 



The meeting was then made special, pursuant to notice, in order to consider 

 a resolution for admitting ladies to the Club. The resolution, having been put 

 from the chair, was negatived. 



Fifteen gentlemen proposed at the last meeting were then balloted for, and 

 duly elected. 



Mr. Curties then read a paper on " Some rare and undescribed species of 

 Infusoria," by Mr. Tatem.* 



Mr. R. T. Lewis read a short paper on ' ' The application of Berlin black to 

 Microscopical Purposes." 



Mr. S. J. M'Intire read a paper on " Some cheap aids to Microscopical 

 study." 



The thanks of the members were accorded to Messrs. Tatem, Curties, Lewis, 

 and M'Intire. 



The usual conversazione terminated the proceedings. 



* Since published in " Science Gossip." 



