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He had, therefore, very great pleasure, in the name of the Committee of the 

 (Juekett Microscopical Club, in presenting to those gentlemen the articles 

 which they had selected, the cost of which had been defrayed from the sum 

 placed at their disposal through the munificence of Mr. Crisp. 



The President then formally presented to Mr. Cole two objectives, by Mr. 

 Swift ; to Mr. Hammond, a selection of books on Entomology ; and to Mr. R. 

 P. Williams, a lantern for the exhibition and class demonstration of micros- 

 copical preiiarations. 



The President then read the Annual Address, which was listened to with 

 the greatest interest, and concluded amidst prolonged applause. 



Dr. Gray had much pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to the Presi- 

 dent, for his admirable address, and moved that it be printed and circulated 

 with the report in the usual way. 



Dr. Foulerton seconded the proposal, and expressed his sense of the value 

 of the President's remarks, and the pleasure with which he felt they would 

 be read by the members generally. 



The motion having been put to the meeting by the Secretary, was carried 

 unanimously. 



The Scrutineers having examined the papers, handed in the result to the 

 President, who declared the following gentlemen to be elected as Officers 

 and Committee for the ensuing year : — As President — Mr. Henry Lee, F.L.S. 

 F.G.S., &c; as Vice-Presidents— Mr. H. F. Hailes, Dr. Matthews, F.R. M.S., 

 Mr. J. G. Waller, Mr. T. C. White, M.R.C.S., &c. ; as Members of the Com- 

 mittee in the place of the four retiring members — Mr. F. W. Andrew, Mr. 

 A. Cottam, F.R.A.S., Mr. C. G. Dunning, Mr. J. W. Goodinge, F.R.G.S., &c. 



Mr. Henry Lee said he rose to make a few remarks. A pleasing duty had 

 been assigned to him. It was always a satisfaction to good men to give 

 thanks for good service, and it was with much pleasure that he availed 

 himself of the opportunity of moving a vote of thanks to the Officers of the 

 Clnb for their services during the past year. He need not say much as to 

 the way in which their President had performed his duties — of that they were 

 all well aware. For himself he could only say that when first he saw Dr. 

 Matthews he felt at once that he should like to make him a friend, and he 

 now desired in the name of the Club to thank him for the able manner in 

 which he had fulfilled the duties of his office, and also for his very able 

 address, which contained much that was worthy of the careful considera- 

 tion of them all. In a humourous and effective speech, Mr. Lee then pro- 

 ceeded to refer to the respective services rendered to the Club by their 

 Treasurer, Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Librarian, Curators and Reporter, 

 and included their names in the terms of the resolution which he had risen 

 to move. 



The resolution having been duly seconded, and put to the meeting, was 

 carried by acclamation. 



The President, in the name of the Officers of the Club, returned thanks to 

 Mr. Lee, and to the Members for the way in which the vote of thanks had 

 been proposed and carried, and added his own testimony as to the efficient 

 manner in which the work had been carried on. 



