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" The American Monthly Microscopical ) 



T , „ c In exchange. 



Journal ) 



' r From Mr. Enock. 



" Proceedings of the Geologists' Association " „ „ 

 " Proceedings of the Canadian Institute " ... „ ,, 

 "Proceedings and Memoirs of the Man--\ 

 Chester Literary and Philosophical > » » 



Society" ) 



Cabinet Portrait of the late Dr. W. B. 



Carpenter 



Two Photo-micrographs of Diatoms „ Mr. J. M. Offord. 



Two Slides and some Photo-micrographs ... „ Mr. Srnithson. 

 The thanks of the meeting were voted to the donors. 

 The President called the attention of the members to the fact that the 

 fourth Friday in April would this year be Good Friday, in consequence of 

 which there would be no ordinary meeting in that month. 



A letter from Mr. Srnithson, with reference to the slides and photo- 

 graphs which he had presented, was read to the meeting. 



The President said that the members had no doubt seen in the news- 

 papers an announcement of the death of Dr. T. Spencer Cobbold, in 

 reference to which the Committee had that evening passed the following 

 resolution: — " That the members of the Quekett Microscopical Club having 

 heard with deep regret of the death of Dr. T. Spencer Cobbold, a past 

 President of their Society, and one who was pre-eminent in his own branch 

 of science, desire to express their sincere sympathy with his family." He 

 asked the meeting to approve of the same for transmission to the relatives 

 of the deceased. 

 The proposal was unanimously adopted by show of hands. 

 The President said that, in pursuance of notice given at the preceding 

 meeting, the meeting would now be made special for the purpose of con- 

 sidering the desirability of making an alteration in the rules with respect 

 to the date for holding their annual meeting. It was suggested at the last 

 meeting of the Committee that it would be desirable to alter the date to a 

 winter month, and the Committee, whilst passing no resolut'on on the 

 matter, thought it of sufficient importance to call for a special meeting for 

 its consideration. Notice was therefore given at the last meeting, and as 

 the excursion cards were going out a circular was printed and sent to 

 every member informing them of what was about to be proposed. He 

 should much prefer that a proposal of this kind should be brought forward 

 by the gentleman who had proposed it in Committee, and, therefore, he 

 would only point out one or two things which occurred to him, and which 

 he hoped they would consider as the voice of a private member of the 

 Club. If, on consideration, they thought it would be better to alter the 

 date of the meeting thej T must bear in mind that the subscriptions came 

 due in July, and that if the date of the annual meeting were altered then 

 the rule as to the date of payment of subscriptions must be 



