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October 13th, 1871. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Spores of Uncinula adunca 



Various Micro-Lepidoptera and Plant Bugs "> 



(Tingides) ) 



Gnat in spider's web, with ova, showing 7 



larvae inside ... ... ... ... * 



Sponge — Dysidea fragilis (polarised) ... 

 Eggs — Pieris brassicse, in sitti ... 

 Areolar tissue of Crab (Cancer pagurus) 

 Sections of Crab Shell ... 



Heraiptera — Tingis foliacea 



Various Entomological preparations ... 

 Lymnea stagnalis Embryos, in ova-sac 7 



(alive), polarised ... ... ... * 



Volvox globator (alive) ... 

 Spores of Equisetum 

 Bearded Gnat 

 Beetle (StaphylinidDa) 

 Coaterina Hirundinis 



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By Mr. Gumiaraens. 

 Mr. Allbon. 



Mr. Fitch. 



Mr. J. G. Walker. 

 Dr. Matthews. 

 Dr. Matthews, 

 Mr. J. Slade. 

 Mr. J. Gibson. 

 Mr. Oxley. 



Mr. Geo. Williams. 



Mr. Martinelli. 

 Dr. Ramsbottom. 



Mr. E. Pattison Pett. 

 Mr. R. P. Williams. 



October 27th, 1871 — Chairman, Dr. Lionel S. Beale, F.R.S., 



President. 



The following donations to the Club were announced :— 



" Land and Water" (weekly) from the Editor. 



" The Monthly Microscopical Journal" the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip " the Publisher. 



"The Popular Science Review" .. the Publisher. 



" The Journal of the Loudon Institution " the Librarian. 



" The Handbook of British Fungi " ... ' Mr. Quicke. 



The thanks of the Club were unanimously voted to the donors. 

 The following gentlemen were balloted for and unanimously elected members 

 of the Club : -Mr. D. E. Goddard, Mr. Frederick Anthony Parsons, Mr. David 

 John Stuart. 



Mr. Rochfort Connor exhibited to the meeting a number of beautifully 

 executed drawings of microscopical objects, also a series of photographs of 

 drawings of vegetable tissues. The original drawings, it was explained, had 

 been made on a larger scale, and with a view to a practical purpose, namely, the 

 detection of adulteration of exciseable commodities. 



The President proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Connor for his kindness in 

 bringing these drawings for the inspection of the members of the Club, and 

 called especial attention to the photographs, which were taken from drawings 

 made on a diagram scale. These photographs could, of course, be easily mul- 

 tiplied, almost indefinitely, and would be of great use for purposes of com- 

 parison. 

 Mr. T. Curties said that some months ago some slides of Marine Polyzoa were 



