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May 14th, 1875.— Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Bucephalus polymorphus 



Leaf of Eleagnus 



„ Galium aparine ... ... 



Argulus foliaceus 



Leg of Devil's Coacb-horse 



Walckcnaor a acuminata... ... 



Vristatella muce&o 



Melicerta ringens 



Onosma tauricum 



Preparations of Flint 



Section of great sciatic nerve of buman foetus (five 

 montbs) 



Petal of Geranium ... 



Phytocasis Tilice 



Proboscis of Chccrocampa Elpenor 



Scales of Lepidocyrtus curvicollis 



Attendance : — Members, 56 ; Visitors, 8. T 



May 28tii, 1875.— Dr. J. Matthews, F.H.M.S., President, 



in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



Tbe meeting was then made "special" for tbe consideration of the altera- 

 tions in tbe rules proposed by Mr. Hind, of which notice had been given at the 

 ordinary meeting in April. 



Mr. Hind explained that the effect of the first of the alterations, of which he 

 had given notice, would be to enable them to place upon the balloting papers 

 the names of all the geutlemen who might be proposed as members of com- 

 mittee, instead of reducing, by show of hands, the number of those proposed 

 to one half more than the number of vacancies to be filled up. This portion of 

 the rule was introduced at the general alteration of the rules which took place 

 in 1869, for what purpose he was unable to say. Its effect was to waste a great 

 deal of time, and he thought that its removal would relieve them from some 

 annoyances which had been felt by the striking out of names which members had 

 proposed. 



Mr. Hailes seconded the proposed alteration^. 



Mr. Curties said that as the proposal was one to alter the rules, he should be 

 glad to know if it had received the consideration of the committee ? 



The President said it had received their careful consideration, and met with 

 their entire approval. 



A member inquired whether any practical difficulty had arisen with regard to 

 the carrying out of the rule, or whether the alteration was merely to meet some 

 imaginary difficulty which it was thought might arise ? It was, after all, an 

 alteration of their rules which was proposed, and he thought it was always well 

 to look twice before altering a rule. 



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