798 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Chairman reminded the Fellows that tit their last meeting a 

 suggestion was received from Mr. Baird as to the desirability of printing 

 a < Jatalogue of the Society's books and instruments, and offering a dona- 

 tion of three guineas towards the cost. Since then they had received 

 promise of a further donation of two guineas from Colonel Tupman in 

 furtherance of the same object ; the Council would be very pleased to 

 receive further contributions so as to help the matter to a more rapid 

 conclusion. 



It was announced that at the next Ordinary Meeting of the Society 

 (on December 16th), nominations for Council and Officers for the 

 ensuing year would be made, and Auditors of the Society's Accounts 

 would be appointed. 



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



The Society : — SHde of " Red Snow," presented by the Pearv Arctic 

 Club. 



Mr. C. L. Curties :— Mr. Merlin's New Growing Cell. 



Dr. R. G. Hebb : — Slide of Spicules from Studeria and 8 diagrams in 

 illustration of Professor Thomson's paper. 



Mr. J. I. Pigg : — Lecanimn hemisplmricum. 



Mr. C. F. Rousselet : — Exhibition of the following mounted specimens 

 of Pond life — Bursaria truncatdla ; Did/mum nasutum ; Epixtylis 

 galea; E. plicatilis ; Noctiluca miliar is ; Trichodina pediculus ; 

 Vol vox glooator ; Hydra fusca ; Hydra viridis, with eggs and 

 testes ; Medusa of Marine Hydroid ; Fresh-water Medusa ; Mmrisia 

 Lyonsi from Lake Qurun, in Egypt ; Hydroid polyp of ditto ; 

 Hydroid polyp of Limnocodium Sotverbyi ; New Fresh-water 

 Medusa from Hunyani River, Rhodesia. 



New Fellows : — Professor John Wesley Judd was elected an Hon- 

 orary Fellow and the following were elected Ordinary Fellows : Messrs. 

 Alfred Dillon Bell, James F. Carruthers Bell, John Gibson Connell, 

 Albert George Parrott, James Alexander Robertson. 



