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believed it was the first time he had been absent since his election. They 

 would all be deeply sorry to learn that he had been called upon to endure a 

 heavy domestic loss. He felt sure that though absent from them, their 

 President would be in their thoughts, and that they would sincerely sym- 

 pathise with him in the severe affliction which had befallen him. 



The thanks of the Club were unanimously voted to Mr. Green for his 

 paper. 



Four gentlemen were then proposed for membership, announcements of 

 meetings, &c, for the ensuing month were made, and the proceedings 

 terminated with a conversazione, at which the following objects were 

 exhibited : — 



" Chlamydomonas pulvisculus" 



Melicerta tyro ... 



Spawn of Anodon 



Skin of Spotted Gunnel-Butterfish... 



Panorpa communis 



Antennas of Liparis dispar ... 



Plewosigma angulatum, shown with ^in.~ 

 objective, on elevated stage 



Crater-like surface of Isthmia enervis, 



^in. 



Triceratium fimbriatum, with ^.in, 

 objective, uncovered, to show surface 

 markings 



Young Spiders 



A new beaded test object 



Section of Proglottid of Tosnia grandis .. 



Spicula of Glass-rope Sponge 



Alvin ... 



Pleurosigma angulatum (with ^in. objective) 



Rotifers 



Mr. N. E. Green. 



Mr. Halley. 

 Mr. Ingpen. 

 Mr. P. H. Ward. 

 Mr. Moginie. 

 Mr. T. H. Powell. 

 Mr. J. Swift. 

 Mr. Martinelli. 



Attendance— Members, 89 ; Visitors, 14.— Total, 103. 



March 10th, 1876. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Foot of Hawk-fly 



Leaf of Drosera rotundifolia 



Nitopiliyllum laceratum 



Aulacodiscus Peter sii... 



Chrysaora 



Tongue of Bee-fly 



Silicified Wood, showing Coniferous strnc 



ture, from Portland 

 Gill of Gold Fish, stained 

 Farrea fecunda 

 Trachyte, from the Rhine, polarized 



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Mr. C. G. Dunning. 



Mr. Enock. 



Mr. H. G. Glasspoole. 



Mr. G. Green. 



Mr. Ingpen. 



Mr. S. Israel. 



Mr. M. H. Johnson. 



Mr. W. W. Jones. 

 Mr. B. W. Priest. 

 Mr. W. S. Smith. 



