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in front of the lamp to the under side of the object, the light being 

 transmitted through the rod by internal reflexion. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Gordon for his paper. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson's paper on " Gorethroti criophilum" was read by 

 Dr. Hebb ; and the thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Nelson for 

 his communication and to Dr. Hebb for reading it. 



Mr. J. W. Gordon said he wished to announce to the Meeting that 

 the Council had made arrangements by which it would be possible for 

 the Fellows of the Society to combine in sectional groups for the pursuit 

 of the particular branch of microscopical study in which they were most 

 interested. As a beginning, it was proposed to form three groups : one 

 for the " brass and glass " section, one for Bacteriology, and another for 

 Pond- life. Mr. Scourfield was practically in charge of the matter, and 

 if Fellows who desired to work in either of these sections would put them- 

 selves into communication with him, or with either of the Secretaries of 

 the Society, they would be able to start work at the beginning of the 

 next Session. The meetings would take place on Wednesday evenings, 

 other than those of the Ordinary Meetings of the Society, and it was 

 earnestly hoped that the sections mentioned would be joined by a 

 sufficient number of the Fellows of the Society, to enable a good start to 

 be made when their meetings commenced in the autumn. 



It was announced that the next Meeting of the Society would take 

 place on October 21, and that the rooms of the Society would be closed 

 on and from Friday, August 14, and re-open on Monday, September 14. 



New Fellows. — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows 

 Messrs. Daniel Davies, Theodore W. Smith, Joseph Wilson. 



The following Instruments, Objects, etc., were exhibited : — 



Mr. J. AY. Gordon and Mr. Fletcher Moulton : — A New Lens for high- 

 power Microscopy, with diagrams of the same shown upon the 

 screen. 



Mr. J. W. Gordon : — Illuminating Apparatus for the Microscope, in 

 illustration of his paper. 



Mr. E. Heron-Allen and Mr. A. Earland : — Twelve slides under Micro- 

 scopes ; Lantern slides shown upon the screen ; Foraminiferous 

 material, and a Map of Selsey Bill in illustration of their paper 



Dr. Hebb : — Micro-slides lent by Mr. A. Flatters — 10 slides illustrating 

 the structural parts of the chick at various stages of its development 

 from about 2 to 4| days, and 9 slides of transverse sections of the 

 same ; Stereo-photomicrographs, by Mr. W. P. Dollman, of Alveolina 

 oblonga, x 6 ; Fungus in Horse's Eye, x 300 ; Statoblast of Fresh- 

 water Polyzoon from Bombay, x 350 ; Biddulphia anlediluviana 

 from Baltic mud, x 350. 



Mr. Arthur Skinner : — An Old Simple Microscope by Gary. 



