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June 25th, 1875.— Dr. J.Matthews, F.R.M.S., President, in the 



Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were l'ead and confirmed. 



The following additions to the Library and Cabinet were announced : — 



"The Monthly Microscopical Journal " from the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip " ,, 



" Proceedings of the Literary and Philoso- ( . 



phical Society of Manchester" ... ■> y- 



" The American Naturalist " in exchange. 



Twelve Sections of Horn Mr. J. R. Williams. 



One Slide Mr. Tatem. 



A number of Copies of Engraved Scales for) Mr. J. W.Stephen- 



the Measurement of Angular Aperture * son. 



A vote of thanks to the Donors was proposed by the President, and duly 



carried. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for, and duly elected members of the 



Club ; — Mr. Theodore Arnold, Mr. Henry Faulkner, jun., Mr. J. B. Jones, Dr. 



W. S. Radford, Mr. Sydney Turner, and Mr. E Iward U. Whitney. 



The Secretary reminded the members that the next meeting would be their 



anniversary, at which a ballot would be taken for the election of officers and 



committee for the ensuing year, and that according to the bye laws nominations 



for members of committee must be made . that evening. There were four 



vacancies caused by the retirement of Messrs. Crisp, Jackson, Oxley, and 



Rogers. The following officers had been nominated by the committee : — 



As President ... . v . Dr. Matthews. 



{ Mr. F. Crisp. 



I Mr. R. T. Lewis. 

 As Vice-Presidents < Mr> B# T _ Lowne _ 



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Mr. T. C. White. 



As Treasurer Mr. F. W. Gay. 



As Hon. Secretary ... Mr. J. E. Ingpen. 



As Hon. Secretary for Foreign ) 



n A C Dr. M. 0. Cooke. 



Correspondence ... J 



The following gentlemen were then nominated to fill vacancies on the com- 

 mittee : — 



Mr. M. Hawkins Johnson Proposed by Dr. Foulerton, Seconded by Mr. Sigsworth. 

 Mr. Oxley „ Mr. Hainworth , , Mr. Mclntire. 



Mr. Thos. Rogers „ Mr. C. W. Hovenden ,, Dr. Foulerton. 



Mr. Joseph A. Smith „ Mr. Curties ,, Mr. Nelson. 



Mr. F. H. Ward was also nominated, but declined to serve. 



Mr. Hainworth having been appointed auditor of the accounts on the part of 

 the committee, the members were requested to elect another gentleman to act 

 in that capacity on their behalf ; and Mr. Dobson having been proposed by 

 Mr. Curties, and seconded by Mr. Golding, was declared, upon show of hands, 

 to be duly elected auditor on behalf of the Club. 



The Secretary explained, by means of a diagram drawn upon the black 

 board, the method of using the scale designed by Mr. Stephenson for 

 measuring the angular apertures of objectives. A scale of cotangents of half 



