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February 23rd, 1877. — Henry Lee, Esq., F.L.S., &c, Presi- 

 dent, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following donations to the Club were announced, and the thanks of 

 the meeting were voted to the donors : — 



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



" Science Gossip " ... ... ... „ „ 



"Proceedings of the'Royal Society" ... ,, the Society. 



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



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



"Annual Report of the Geologists' Associa-) ,, , ... 



„ )■ „ the Association, 



tion ... ... ... ...) 



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

 Club : — Mr. Edward Crofton, Mr. James Death, jun., Mr. W. A. Delferier, 

 and Mr. J. M. C. Johnston. 



The President announced that the Soiree of the Club would take place on 

 April 13th, also that communications had been received from the Tower 

 Hill Microscopical Society, and the South London Entomological Society, 

 requesting the co-operation of the members of the Q. M. C, on the occasions 

 of their forthcoming Soirees. 



Mr. Ingpen said it would be remembered that at then- last meeting he ex- 

 hibited and described a new nosepiece, devised by Mr. Swift, for the exact 

 centering of objectives upon the achromatic condenser. He wished now to 

 add, that in addition to the apparatus itself, Mr. Swift proposed to draw a 

 cross upon the front surface of the condenser, to indicate its exact centre. 

 This would not spoil the condenser in the slightest degree, but would enable 

 the optic axis to be most accurately found. 



Dr. M. C. Cooke read a paper on " Black Moulds," which he illustrated by 

 a number of diagrams, and a large collection of coloured drawings. Speci- 

 mens of four of the Typical Genera, of the order Dematici, were exhibited 

 under the microscope, by Mr. Peeves, in further illustration of the paper. 



The President proposed a vote of thanks to Dr. Cooke for his paper, 

 which he considered of great value, not only on account of its having been 

 read, but as forming a part of their transactions, to be read at their leisure 

 in their Journal. 



Announcements of meetings for the ensuing month were then made, and 

 the proceedings terminated with a conversazione, at which the following 

 objects were exhibited : — 



Beaded ridges on pollen of Lilium Auratum Mr. T. H. Buffham. 



Volvox globator and Conochilus volvox Mr. W. G. Cocks. 



Leaf of Deutzia gracilis ... ... Mr. A. L. Corbett. 



Amphitetras antediluviana ... ... Mr. Cottam. 



Microgaster glomeratus ... ... Mr. F. Enock. 



Leaf of Pelargonium ... ... Mr. W. H. Gilburt. 



Spicules of Oorgonia pluxaurella ... Mr. A. H. Halley. 



Auditory Meatus of Child ... ... Mr. J. J. Hunter. 



