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cloves by preference, as it did not evaporate and allowed manipula- 

 tion of the specimens. He had said very little as to the method of ex- 

 panding Rotifers, as he thought most people knew all about how that was 

 done ; and as regarded the success of his method, there were the slides 

 to witness for themselves, and he claimed that they showed the objects 

 without shrinkage, and they had been seen and commended by some of 

 the most eminent scientists in Europe. Mr. Rousselet was a specialist in 

 water-mounting, a process which had nothing against it except that the 

 results might not be as safe, owing to the risk of leakage. 



On the motion of the Chairman, a vote of thanks was unanimously 

 passed to the reader of the paper, and those who had spoken on the 

 subject. 



It was announced on behalf of the Council that they had nominated 

 the following Fellows to serve as Officers and Council during the ensuing 

 year : — 



President— Six E. Ray Lankester, K.C.B., F.R.S., etc. 



Vice-Presidents — Mr. Cheshire, Rev. Dr. Dallinger, Sir Ford North, 

 and Mr. Spitta. 



Treasurer — Mr. W. E. Baxter. 



Secretaries — Mr. J. W. Gordon and Dr. Hebb. 



Ordinary Members of Council — Messrs. F. W. Watson Baker, Disney, 

 Eyre, Heron-Allen, Plimmer, Powell, Price-Jones, Radley, Rheinberg, 

 Rousselet, Scales, and Scourfield. 



Auditor on behalf of the Council — Mr. D. J. Scourfield. 



The Chairman having asked the Fellows present to nominate an 

 Auditor on behalf of the Society, Mr. C. L. Curties was proposed by 

 Mr. Soar, and seconded by Mr. Taverner, and on his name being sub- 

 mitted to the Meeting he was declared to have been duly elected Auditor 

 of the Society's accounts for the current year. 



It was announced that the next Meeting of the Society being the 

 Annual Meeting, the ballot would be taken for the election of Officers 

 and Council for the ensuing year, and the President would deliver his 

 Address, " On Seeds, with Special Reference to British Plants." 



It was further announced that the rooms of the Society would be 

 closed from December 24 to January 4. 



New Fellows. — The following were balloted for and duly elected 

 Ordinary Fellows of the Society : — Messrs. Theodore Brooks and W. F. 

 Herzberg. 



The following Objects, Instruments, etc., were exhibited : — 



Mr. J. E. Stead : — The following objects under examples of the 

 " AVorkshop " Microscope with appliances for illuminating opaque 

 objects and portable electric light — 1. A section of Cleveland pig- 

 iron containing 1| p.c. phosphorus, strongly etched with 10 p.c. 

 nitric acid in water ; the phosphorus-iron eutectic remained 



