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adopted, and that they be printed and circulated in the usual way/' said 

 that he was unable to avoid an expression of the regret which he was sure 

 was felt by all in connection with the partial retirement of their worthy 

 Secretary. It had been said, " the King is dead, long live the King," and 

 so whilst they did not altogether lose their valued friend and coadjutor, Mr. 

 Ingpen, they were happy in being able to welcome as his confrere a gentle- 

 man, who he felt sure would prove himself to be in every way worthy of 

 the position, and to whom he offered a hearty welcome. He also felt he 

 might draw their attention to the catalogue of the books in the library, 

 which had been prepared by their friend Mr. Alpheus Smith, to whom they 

 were so greatly indebted, and of whom it might be said that " the man who 

 arranged our knowledge for us was almost more important than the man 

 who possessed it." 



The motion having been seconded by Mr. J. G. Waller, was put to the 

 meeting by the Chairman, but before being carried, 



Mr. Goodwin interposing, said ho had been thinking over the matter in 

 anticipation of the meeting, and wished just to make a few remarks, which 

 he hoped would be received, as they were intended, in no unfriendly spirit. 

 The fact that a catalogue of the contents of the library was in preparation 

 would be a matter for satisfaction to all concerned, but he could not help 

 remarking that beside the books there was a large quantity of apparatus of 

 various kinds belonging to the Club. These things were introduced and 

 exhibited at the meetings, thanks were voted to the donors of them, and 

 then they disappeared ! The Cabinet to which they were consigned was in 

 fact to most of the members a "cabinet of mystery!" He thought this 

 was hardly as it should be, but that it would be very much better if these 

 articles were accessible to the members, as being objects and apparatus, which 

 might be regarded as standards of comparison, available for the purpose of 

 being consulted by intending purchasers of similar apparatus. It occarred 

 to him, however, that in a club where they only repaid their officers by a 

 vote of thanks, it was perhaps rather ungracious to ask them to undertake 

 any other duties, but he would suggest that perhaps some member could be 

 appointed as Curator of the instruments and accessories, to whom members 

 could apply for what they wanted ; and he thought it would also be very 

 useful if a list of such apparatus as they possessed could be added to the 

 catalogue, which was promised to appear shortly. 



Mr. Ingpen said that as regards the last part of Mr. Goodwin's remarks, 

 it appeared to him to be a good suggestion that they should have a published 

 list of the apparatus ; the point was one which seemed to have escaped their 

 attention. As regards the collection itself, he thought it was rather a 

 mistake to look upon it as a type collection ; it had not been purchased or 

 got together as such, but consisted of apparatus presented from time to 

 time ; there were amongst it two microscopes, together with a lot of odd 

 objectives and accessories, the whole thing being of a very miscellaneous 

 character, and not at all suited for purposes of comparison. As to advice 

 to be given to enquirers, he could only say that if anyone had ever asked 

 him a question on " glass and brass " matters he had always endeavoured to 



