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case of President and Officors, who would bo nominated by the Committee, 

 any member of the Club would be entitled to substitute other names upon 

 the balloting papers if he wished to do so. 



Mr. Hailes read the following list of nominations by the Committee : — 

 As President ... ... Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



„ Vice-Presidents ... Messrs. Michael, Newton, Stewart, and White. 

 „ Treasurer ... ... Mr. Gay. 



„ Joint Secretaries ... Mr. J. E. Ingpen and Mr. G. C. Karop. 

 „ Foreign Secretary ... Mr. Hailes. 



,, Keporter Mr. R. T. Lewis. 



„ Librarian ... ... Mr. Alpheus Smith. 



„ Curator ... ... Mr. Emery. 



The President said that there were five vacancies upon the Committee, in 

 consequence of the retirement of Messrs. Gilburt, Michael, Newton, Reed, 

 and Scofield, and invited the members present to nominate gentlemen to 

 serve in their places. 



The following nominations were then made : — 

 Mr. Hembry proposed by Mr. Dad swell, seconded by Mr. Priest. 



Mr. H. R. Gregory „ „ Mr. H. E. Freeman „ „ Mr. Dunning. 

 Mr. Dadswell „ „ Mr. Gregory „ „ Dr. Matthews. 



Rev. H. J. Fase ,, „ Mr. Curties „ „ Mr. Waller. 



Mr. H. J. Waddington „ „ Mr. Parsons „ „ Mr. Dobson. 



The President said their next duty would be to elect two gentlemen as 

 Auditors of their accounts. On the part of the Committee he appointed Mr. 

 Hainworth, and asked the members to nominate some other gentleman to 

 act with him on their behalf. 



Mr. Dobson was then proposed by Mr. Willson, seconded by Mr. T. C. 

 White, and unanimously elected Auditor on behalf of the Club. 



The President said he had the pleasure of introducing to the meeting 

 another of their Trans-atlantic friends, who had favoured them with his 

 presence that evening — the Editor of the " American Monthly Microscopical 

 Journal," Mr. Romyn Hitchcock, of New York — whom he cordially welcomed 

 amongst them, and invited to address the meeting. 



Mr. Hitchcock, who on rising was warmly greeted by the meeting, spoke 

 at considerable length, giving an interesting resume* of the work accom- 

 plished by the United States Coast Survey and the Fish Commission as to 

 soundings, dredging, and deep sea thermometric observations. Reference 

 was also made to the collections at present being shown in the Uuited 

 States Department of the International Fisheries Exhibition at South 

 Kensington, and permission was freely given to any members of the Club 

 to examine the specimens of sponge spicules, soundings, &c, which the 

 exhibit included. 



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

 proposed by the President, and carried by acclamation. 



Mr. Nelson exhibited a photomicrograph by Dr. Maddox of a specimen of 

 " Bacillus Subtilis," and explained its peculiarities. 



The President said he had with him some of the scales of a large Mada* 

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