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ORDINARY MEETING, 



June 23rd, 1876.— Dr. J. Matthews, F.R.M.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following Donations to the Club were announced : — 



" The Monthly Microscopical Journal " ... ... from the Publisher. 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society," No. 169 ... „ the Society. 



" Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society " „ „ 



" Proceedings of the Geologists' Association " ... „ the Association. 



" Proceedings of the Watford Natural History I , , o . , 



Society" t 7 ' 



" The Popular Science Monthly,'' 2 Nos. (American) „ Mr John Michels. 



" The American Naturalist " ... ... ... in exchange. 



" The Medical Examiner " (weekly) ... ... from the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip " ... ... ... ... ... ,, ,, 



A Slide of Aulacodiscus SoUttianus ... ... „ Mr. Curties. 



A Slide of Arenurus caudatus ... ... ... „ Mr. Fitch. 



Photographs of Dr. Ramsbotham, Mr. Thos. Rogers, and Mr. J. A. Smith 

 were presented for the Album of the Club. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to the donors. 



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

 the Club : — Mr. Addis, Mr. Chas. Allison, Mr. Jas. Bowles, Mr. Wm. S. How, 

 Mr. T. R. Johnson, Mr. Thos. E. Jones, Mr. Chas. J. Kindon, Mr. H. S. 

 Lerson, Mr. Rd. G. Pearcy, Mr. John T. Redmayne, Mr. Henry J. Roper, 

 and Mr. Jas. W. Wills. 



The President said he had to make an announcement relating to their 

 official arrangements for the coming year. Having been their President for 

 two years, the time had come for him to retire, and the Committee had 

 nominated Mr. Henry Lee as his successor. The four gentlemen who filled 

 the office of Vice-Presidents also retired in accordance with the rules, and 

 the Committee had nominated, as their successors, Dr. Matthews, Mr. Hailes, 

 Mr. Waller, and Mr. T. C. White ; they had also nominated, as Treasurer, 

 Mr. Gay ; as Hon. Secretary, Mr. Ingpen, and as Hon. Secretary for 

 Foreign Correspondence, Dr. M. C. Cooke. There were four vacancies upon 

 the Committee, consequent upon the retirement of Messrs. Hailes, Hind, 

 Waller and Williams ; and whilst it was within the power of any member of 

 the Club to substitute other names upon the balloting papers in lieu of those 

 nominated by the Committee, for the offices of President, Vice-Presi- 

 dents and Secretaries, it was especially their duty to nominate gentlemen 

 to fill the vacancies upon the Committee. He therefore had to ask them to 

 do this, and he should be happy to receive the names submitted to him. 



The following nominations were then made : — 



Mr. Goodinge, proposed by Mr. Waller, and seconded by Mr. Freeman. 



Mr. Cottam „ Mr. Smith ,, Mr. Hainworth. 



