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to their notice that evening an object which was of some interest, but as 

 this was the first time he had ventnred to address them at a meeting, he 

 wished to express his regret that his deafness prevented him from taking 

 any active part in their discussions. In his researches in ponds, he was 

 sorry to say he had not been so fortunate as some of his brethren, he could 

 not get polyzoa, nor was he very much more fortunate amongst rotifers. 

 He went some time ago to try and get some objects of this class, but without 

 success, and he came back much disappointed However, when he got home, 

 he found, amongst some other things, a little red mite, which proved to be 

 very rare. It was a species of Arenurus (A. caudatus), and it seemed de- 

 sirable to introduce it to their notice that evening. It very much resembled 

 Arenurus viridis, only instead of being green it was red. He had brought 

 it with him for exhibition, and, as there was not a specimen of Arenurus in 

 the Cabinet of the Club, he had also brought a slide for their acceptance. 



The President expressed the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Fitch for his 

 communication, and observed that though it was not given to mortal man to 

 command success, it was to deserve it. 



Announcements of the meetings and excursions for the ensuing month, 

 and also of the excursionists' annual dinner, were then made, and the pro- 

 ceedings terminated with a converzatione, at which the following objects were 

 exhibited : — 



Alcyonella fungosa ... ... ... ... ... by Mr. Badcock. 



Mr. W. J. Brown. 



Aulacodiscas Sollittianus ... 



Trombxdium ... 



Arenurus caudatus ... 



Ciliary action in Mussel | 



Oolitic Limestone I 



Section of Pearl from River Tay ... 



Fungus — Trichia varia 



Fenestrated Membrane of Human Omentum 



Mr. T. Curties. 

 Mr. Enock. 

 Mr. Fitch. 



Mi-. Martinclli. 



Mr. Mogenie. 

 Mr. W. W. Reeves. 

 Mr. F. H. Ward. 



Attendance — Members, 65 ; Visitors, 6; Total, 71. 



July 14th, 187G. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Chelura terebrans, the boring crustacean 



Hilara cilipes (Merry Dancer Fly, male) 



Larva of Plilwothrips statices ... 



Mouth and Antenna? of Cltrysops cwcutiens ... 



Alisnia pla>tta<ju (Water Plantain) transverse section 



Section of Granite from Guernsey 



Young Asterias ... 



Mr. Dunning. 

 Mr. Enock. 

 Mr. Fitch. 



Mr. Freeman. 

 Mr. Priest. 



Mr. W. S. Smith. 



Mr. T. C. White. 



Attendance — Members, 50 j Visitors, 4 ; Total, 54. 



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