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November 11th, 1881. — Conversational Meeting. 



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The following objects were exhibited : — 

 Section of Eye of Water-beetle 

 Ceramium rubrum (Marine Alga) from 



Teignmouth 

 Polynema ovulorum (the Fairy-fly), female, 



one of the most minute insects known 

 Sphagnum acutifolium, from Keston ... 

 Flea, female, showing the muscular structure 

 Aspidogaster conocliila (Trematode Worm) J 



from alimentary canal of the Freshwater > 



Mussel ... ... ... j 



Bryozoa, various and new species from Tas- 

 mania, Victoria, &c. 



Head of Spider, Saliicus scenicus ... 

 Patella (Nacella) pellucida 

 Theine Crystals from the Tea Leaf, polarized 

 Amphipleura pellucida, shown with PowelH 



and Lealand's oil -immersion 1-1 2th, Num. ! 



ap. 1 "428. Direct light with full aperture | 

 of achromatic condenser ... J 



Raphidotheca Marsliall-Hallii (Sponge) 



Section of petiole of Salisbury a adiantifolia... 



Pond Life 



Head of Wild Bee (Halictus ?J 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. T. H. Buffham. 



Mr. F. Enock. 



Mr. H. G. Glasspoole. 

 Mr. W. Goodwin. 



Mr. J. W. Groves. 



The Rev. J. J. Halley, 

 V.P. Microscopical 

 Society of Victoria. 



Mr. G. Hind. 



Mr. A. D. Michael. 



Mr. T. S. Morten. 



)■ Mr. E. M. Nelson. 



Mr. B. W. Priest. 

 Mr. J. W. Reed. 

 Mr. H. J. Waddington. 

 Mr. F. Wood. 



Attendance — Members, 54 ; Visitors, 8. 



November 25th, 1881. — Ordinary Meeting. 



T. Charters White, Esq., M.E.C.S., &c, President, in the 



Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members 

 of the Club :— Mr. Walter H. Coffin, F.C.S., &c, Mr. George S. Dixon, Mr. 

 Reginald T. G. Nevins, and Mr. Robert Wyatt. 



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

 voted to the donors : — 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society" 



" Journal of the Linnean Society" 



" Science Gossip " 



"The Analyst" 



" The Northern Microscopist " 



from the Society. 

 Mr. T. C. White, 

 from the Publisher. 



in exchange. 



