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and, although he had retired from office, he was engaged at that very period 

 in negotiations for the benefit of the Club. 



The President then put from the chair the following resolution, which had 

 previously been passed by the Committee : — " That the members of the 

 Quekett Microscopical Club desire to record their deep sorrow for the death 

 of their late accomplished President, Dr. Wm. B. Carpenter, and to express 

 their sympathy with his family in the loss they have sustained, and their con- 

 viction that although Dr. Carpenter has passed away, his world-wide reputa- 

 tion as one of the most eminent in microscopy and physiology will long 

 survive him." 



This resolution was unanimously passed by the members. 

 The following objects were exhibited : — 



Lucernia auricula Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Spiracle and trachea of silkworm Mr. C. Collins, jun. 



Coral from Singapore Mr. A. Durrand. 



Head of Culex pipiens, showing antennaa in , »j- ™ ^ noc ^ 



their natural form and colour ... $ 



Section of Cementstein, from Mors, Jutland. Mr. H. Morland. 

 Diatoms, with dark ground and binocular , ™ -g -^ kelson. 



Stentor polymorphus Mr. C. Rousselet. 



Parasite of Vulture Mr. A. Tipple. 



Pleurosigma angulation ... Mr. C. Upton. 



Type slide of Holothuridce Mr. W. Watson. 



T. V. section of Bignonia Mr. J. Willson. 



Attendance — Members, 53 ; Visitors, 4. 



November 27th, 1885. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 A. D. Michael, Esq., F.L.S., F.R.M.S., 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. F. Harris, Mr. F. G. Lloyd, and Mr. G. T. Stevenson. 



The following donations to the Club were announced: — 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South , In exc k ange# 



Wales" > 



" American Monthly Microscopical Journal " ... „ „ 

 " Proceedings of the Geologists' Association " ... ,, „ 

 " The American Naturalist " ... ... ... ... „ „ 



1 Proceedings of the Belgian Microscopical Society " „ „ 



Transactions and Report of the Eastbourne 

 Natural History Society '' 



" Pritchard's Microscopic Objects " From Mr. Crisp. 



Two Slides— 1, Section of Jutland Cement Stone;. Mr> Mor j ail( j, 



2, Coscinodiscus, from ditto ... ... > 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to the donors. 



