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part he could not sufficiently commend the perseverence which had led to 

 the discovery of the nature of these organs. 



Votes of thanks to Mr. Gilburt and Mr. T. C. White for their communica- 

 tions were unanimously passed. 



Announcements of meetings, &c, for the ensuing month were then 

 made, and the meeting terminated with a conversazione, at which the 

 following objects were exhibited ; — 



Cocoa-nut ... ... ... ... Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Sand Wasp ... ... ... ... Mr. A. L. Corbett. 



Synapta sargiensus ... ... ... Mr. T. Curtiea. 



Gill of Herring ... ... ... Mr. C. G. Dunning. 



Spinnerets of Spider ... ... ... Mr. F. Enock. 



Frond of Hymenophyllum hirsutum ... Mr. W. H. Gilburt. 



Ova of Horse Fly ... ... ... Mr. J. W. Goodinge. 



Optic Nerve, &c. ... ... ... Mr. J. J. Hunter. 



Leaf of Pomaderris apetala ... ... Mr. R. T. Lewis. 



Stomata of Holly ... ... ... Mr. Martinelli. 



Selected Diatoms from Santa Monica ... Mr. Moginie. 

 Lichmophora flabellata, in its natural mode") M w w -p 



of growth, and Hydrosera Triquetra ...) 

 Villi of Intestine of Mouse ... ... Mr. E. Richards. 



Pleurosigmaformoswn (shown under Swift's") ^ j . „ .,, 

 cheap J-in.)... ... ... ...) 



Nachet's Camera Lucida adapted to the") tut 1 q ■** 

 English Microscope ... ... ...) 



Periwinkles hatching ... ... ... Mr. T. C. White. 



Parasite of Tropic Bird (?) ... ... Mr. J. Woollett. 



Attendance — Members, 76; Visitors, 10. — Total, 86. 



Conversazione. 



By permission of the Council of University College, a Conversazione was 

 held in the Museum, and the East and South Libraries, on Friday, the 13th 

 of April. About 1,050 ladies and gentlemen were present. 120 microscopes 

 were brought by the members of the Club, and 60 by members of the 

 South London, the Croydon, the Sydenham, the Greenwich, and the New 

 Cross Societies. The leading London Opticians also kindly lent their 

 assistance, as on former occasions. 



The following is a list of the objects exhibited by our members and those 

 of the above-named Societies, so far as could be obtained from the table 

 tickets, many of which, however, were not returned to the Stewards, or 

 were left unfilled : — 

 Sections of Whalebone ... ... ... Mr. W. Addis. 



Eye of Lace-wing Fly ... ... ~\ 



Conochilus volvox j Mr. J. Alstone. 



