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ably known to most of the members of the Club. He was a gentleman who 

 made occasional voyages, and being a persevering collector, he always 

 brought home a number of new specimens. His success had been great in 

 this respect with the Diatoniaceas, and now he was devoting himself to the 

 collecting of micro-insects. On a recent occasion he had obtained some 

 very curious parasites which had been examined and prepared by Mr. 

 Tatem, who had also favoured the club by sending a note respecting them. 

 In this Mr. Tatem described the parasites, " which were obtained from 

 within the pouch of a pelican shot by Capt. Perry, in Galveston Harbour, 

 Texas ; one was a species of Colpocephalum, of which Capt. Perry presented 

 to the Club the only specimen procured, the others, a species of Trinotion, 

 the females of which were remarkable for the spur at the inferior angle of 

 each tibia. This, he thought, afforded the means of firm attachment to the 

 membrane of the pouch possessed by the females, while the unarmed males 

 would be carried with the food into the stomach." 



There was another matter he would take the opportunity of bringing 

 before the notice of the Club. A short time ago he had the honour to be 

 invited to the Annual Dinner of the Postal Micro-Cabinet Club, and he there 

 obtained information which he thought would be of interest. This Club 

 originated in the same manner as their own, and was formed for the pur- 

 pose of carrying out a system of circulating boxes of slides through the 

 post amongst circuits of members, each of whom examined, contributed to, 

 and passed on the box in accordance with the rules. This system had 

 worked very well, and had brought into contact many microscopists who 

 had derived pleasure and advantage from the intercourse ; and it had done 

 more than this, for Mr. Tuffen West had written reports upon the objects, 

 and had illustrated them in his own masterly style, with a view to publica- 

 tion. Mr. Tnffen West had succeeded Mr. Atkinson as President, and Mr. 

 Alfred Allen, P.R.M.S.,was Honorary Secretary. It had been found desir- 

 able to form a Metropolitan Committee, and he had the compliment paid 

 him of being placed upon that Committee. He had brought with him to 

 the meeting copies of the rules for distribution amongst those members who 

 desired to know more particulars. One thing more he would mention. He 

 knew that any microscopic subject was of interest to them, and therefore 

 he wished to draw attention to a series of drawings of some minute animals 

 found upon the surface of the sea, and published in the Journals of the 

 United Service Institution. The drawings were made by Mrs. Toynbee, 

 and were very beautiful specimen's of what microscopic illustrations ought 

 to be, and as such he had brought copies of the journals, and would highly 

 recommend them to the notice of the Club. 



The President felt sure the meeting must feel very much indebted to Mr. 

 Curties for his communications, and would return him their hearty thanks. 

 For his own part, he must say that the Micro- Cabinet Club was quite a 

 novelty to him; but it seemed so to commend itself that he» should certainly 

 give his hearty support to it. 



The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Mr. Curties. 



Mr. B. T. Lowne gave an address " On some recent Views of the ClassifU 



