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February 11th, 1876. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 

 Palate of Doris, polarized 

 Hippobosca equina (the Forest Fly) ... 

 Moss from Hurstmonceaux, polarized 

 Aulacooliscus Petersii, seven rayed 



„ Normanii, „ 



Pleurosigma angulatum, |th objective 

 Wing of Vanessa Io 

 Series of preparations illustrating the development") 



of the Crane Fly j 



Peristome of Moss 



Fossil Tooth in coal-shale 



Euglena viridis ... 



Seeds of Eptilobium hirsutum ... 



Astromma Aristotelis ... 



Pleurosigma angulatum, |th objective 



Attendance — Members, 44 ; Visitors, 4 ; 



Mr. A. L. Corbett. 

 Mr. Enock. 

 Mr. Glasspoole. 

 Mr. G. Green. 



Mr. A. H. Halley. 

 Mr. Hammond. 



Mr. G. Hind. 

 Mr. Ingpen. 

 Mr. Martinelli. 

 Mr. F. Eeeve. 

 Mr. Sigsworth. 

 Mr. Swift. 

 Total, 48. 



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the Society, 

 the Society. 



Mr. T.C.White. 



the Editor. 



February 25th, 1876.— T. Charters White, Esq., M.E.C.S., &c. 

 Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following Donations to the Club wei-e announced : — 



" The Monthly Microscopical Journal" from the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip" 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society " 



" Proceedings of the Natural Society of Glasgow," 



three parts ... 

 "Course of Practical Instruction in Physiology,) 



by Huxley and Martin ... ... ... j 



" The Medical Examiner," weekly... 

 "The American Naturalist" 



Also for the Album of the Club : — 



Portraits of Mr. Fitch, Mr. Chas. Mills, and the late Dr. Joseph Toynbee 

 (the latter presented to the Club by Dr. M. C. Cooke). 



The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the donors. 



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

 the Club: — Dr. W. R. Ballard, jun., Mr. John Godwin, Mr. W. R. May, Rev. 

 Thos. E. Meredyth, M.A., Mr. Henry H. Ongley, Mr. Ed. Smith, F.S.S., and 

 Mr. Geo. Wheeler. 



Mr. R. P. Williams read a paper " On an Improved Freezing Microtome,'' 

 which he illustrated by diagrams drawn upon the black board, and by the 

 exhibition of the apparatus described. 



The Chairman thought the club was much indebted to Mr. Williams for his 



in exchange. 



