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been already said, and it needed no references from him to recall to their 

 minds their dear friend Dr. Matthews, for no one was better known, he had 

 been so much amongst them, and was so conspicuous in his endeavours to 

 advance the cause that brought them together, for with him knowledge 

 seemed to be regarded almost as a sacred trust, as something which he held 

 for the purpose of communicating to others. For his own part he could say- 

 that he knew him so well that the loss was a personal one. His friendship 

 had gone on so long, having sprung up in that room, where, perhaps, a 

 hundred others had their origin also, and it had continued to be just the 

 same throughout, and was happy and pleasant to the end. Dr. Matthews 

 possessed acquirements of no ordinary kind ; they were, indeed, far higher 

 than most persons would have been likely to suspect, for they seemed almost 

 to be obscured by an extreme modesty which prevented him from bringing 

 forward many things which had occurred to him. For a considerable period 

 he had himself been very closely connected with Dr. Matthews, and especially 

 so during the period when he was President of the Club, and he could say that 

 none of their Presidents had shown a deeper, more constant or more intense 

 interest in everything which had to do with its welfare. There was one word 

 which always in his mind connected itself with Dr. Matthews, and that was 

 the word " Honour '—that he should do honour to any position he was called 

 upon to fill. He was ever ready to do honour to good work done by any 

 one else, and to any cause with which he became connected. This, in fact, 

 seemed always to be his main-spring of action. During the many years he 

 had known him he had ever proved himself to be the noblest of friends, and 

 he felt sure that his memory would be always held in honour by them all. 

 He had great pleasure in seconding the proposal before the meeting. 



The resolution was then submitted to the meeting and unanimously 

 approved. 



Mr. Deby exhibited and described a convenient form of field microscope 

 of German manufacture, which he thought would most likely be of use to 

 those who desired something better than the ordinary Coddington lens. It 

 gave a good flat and achromatic field, and was made in various sizes ; the 

 eyepiece screwed on one end of the tube, and there was a little condenser at 

 the other. The specimens he had brought with him were fitted for the 

 narrow slips which were used abroad, but they could be made to take 

 the ordinary English slides. As regarded price, he thought they were 

 moderate considering their quality, the one magnifying 100 diameters costing 

 6s., one 150, 8s., and the highest, magnifying 250 diameters, 10s. They were 

 manufactured by Boecker, of Wetzlar, in Germany, from whom no doubt 

 they could be obtained. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Deby for bringing this very 

 useful and practical invention under the notice of the Club. 



Mr. Morland read a paper" On Diatom Structure." 



Mr. E. M. Nelson was sure that all must have thought it a great treat to 

 have heard such a paper as that which had been read by Mr. Morland. It 

 showed evidence of a great amount of work, and he might say that he could 

 follow it in every detail, and could corroborate the opinions advanced, though 



