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The following gentlemen were ballotted for and duly elected :— Mr. William 

 James Diss, Mr. Peter Gray, Mr. Henry J. Gray, Mr. W. H. Huddleston, 



F.G.S., J.P. 



Mr. M. C. Cooke read a translation of a paper entitled " Critical Notes on 

 British and Normandy Diatoms/' by Mons. Alphonse de Brebisson, correspond- 

 ing member. 



The President, in inviting remarks upon the paper, took the opportunity of 

 expressing his opinion that the members of the club did not usually enter upon 

 the discussion of the papers read before them as warmly as could be desired. 

 Sometimes, no doubt, this might be due to a want of the knowledge of the title 

 of the paper which was to be brought under their notice ; but upon the present oc- 

 casion, a month's notice having been given of the subject, he hoped that some of 

 the gentlemen present had come prepared to favour them with a few observa- 

 tions upon it. Long set speeches were not wanted, but easy conversational 

 remarks would be quite suitable, and would add much to the interest and in- 

 formation of the meeting. 



Votes of thanks to the writer and the reader of the paper were then carried 

 unanimously. 



Mr. B. T. Lowne favoured the meeting with some observations upon the 

 Cornea of the Bee— the result of some recent dissections of the eyes of a large 

 African species of the Carpenter Bee. 



A cordial vote of thanks was given to Mr. Lowne for his communication. 



The Secretary called the attention of the members to a number of varieties of 

 Triceratium on a slide prepared from Jutland cement stone, which was exhibited 

 in the room by Mr. Golding ; a diagram of the diatoms referred to was also 

 exhibited. 



Mr. M. C. Cooke said that although he was not learned in diatoms and never 

 professed to be, yet during the last day or two he had been interested in the 

 forms found in the Jutland deposit, from having to prepare some figures for pub- 

 lication, and he might mention that his friend Mr. Kitton, of Norwich, had 

 promised them an almost exhaustive paper upon the subject. He thought that 

 Mr. White was a little in error in referring all the figures in the upper row of 

 the diagram to Triceratium; there appeared to him to be several distinct 

 species, one being identical with Trinacria excavata, and another with Trinacria 

 .Reamer (plate ii) . Those in the lower row were Polycistina. 



The Secretary intimated that Mr. Lowne intended to commence a class for 

 the study of Microscopic Zoology, beginning with the Protozoa. The class 

 would meet on Tuesday evenings, at Dr. Power's room in Red Lion Square, the 

 first meeting to take place on Tuesday, March 1st, if a sufficient number of 

 members were enrolled. 



TUe following objects were exhibited : — 



Various Crystals ( Sugar of Milk, Asparagine, 



Salicine, &c.) by Mr. W. J. Brown. 



Section of Human Tongue (by polarised light) ... Mr.W. Hainworth. 



Diatoms from Jutland Cement Stone Mr. T. C. White. 



Various Corallines Mr. Golding. 



Crystals of Bichromate of Ammonia ... -\ 



Sections of the Eye of a Bee (in illustration of ?■ Mr. W. Hislop. 



Mr. Lowne's paper) J 



The President announced that the Excursion Committee had been appointed 

 that evening, and it would be very desirable that any gentlemen present who 



