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excellent condition. Lion-breeding has been less successful than usual ; 

 two litters were born, but all the cubs died shortly after birth. Two 

 female cubs have been exported from Somaliland, and a fine young 

 lioness has been introduced in place of "Juliet," who has been sold ; so 

 it is hoped that the reputation of the Gardens for lion-breeding will be 

 maintained in future. The Report closes with a reference to the loss 

 sustained b}'^ the Society in the death of the late Rev. Dr. Haughton, 

 and a proposal for a memorial building to be erected in the Gardens, 

 which shall bear his name. We regret to notice in the financial state- 

 ment a debit balance of over ^^403. 



Dubinin Microscopicai. Cr^UB. 



Al the Annual Meeting of the Club, held January 13th, 1898, it was 

 decided that the time had arrived when, on account of the members' 

 houses being so far apart, it was desirable to meet at some central place 

 in town. A small Committee was appointed to draw up suggestions for 

 the conduct of the Club under the new* system, and to report to the 

 next ordinary meeting, which would be held at Dr. Frazer's on 20th 

 instant. 



The Club accordingly met at Dr. Frazer's on Thursday, January 20th, 

 and the Committee having presented their report, agreed that :— > 



The Club should continue as heretofore to be the Dublin Microscopical 

 Club. 



The Meetings should be held on the third Thursday in each month 

 (except August and September), the place of meeting to be the Royal 

 Dublin Society (if permission could be obtained;. Tea to be served 

 at 7.45 p.m., business to commence at 8 p.m. 



It was unanimously resolved that the officers for 1898 be — President, 

 William Prazer, F.R.CS.I. ; Vice-President, Arthur Andrews, J.P. ; 

 Hon.S^c retary, (rreenwood Pim, M.A. ; Hon. Treasurer, F. W. Moore, 

 Ailv.S., M.R.I.A. 



A series of rules for the conduct of the Club were then agreed to> 



The first nieetiug of the Club under the new arrangements was held 

 in the Council Room, Royal Dublin Society, on Thursday, March 17, 

 1898. Dr. Frazer, President, in the Chair. 



Prof. G. A. J. Coi/K exhibited a section of chlorite-schist from Rimogne, 

 France, to show the abundance of minute crystals of rutile in this class 

 of rocks. The geniculated and heart-shaped twins are clearly seen 

 among the transparent yellow-brown crystals in this particular rock. 



Prof. JoiyY gave a demonstration of the brilliant colours displayed by 

 certain cr3'stals of anatase when viewed at certain angles respecting the 

 incident light. 



Mr. H. J. SivYMOUR exhibited a number of rutile crystals which had 

 been isolated by Mr. Ramage, from a miea-schist from Switzerland and 

 given to him for identification. The cr3stals, which were very small^ 

 showed the various forms which are eharaeteristic of rutile very 

 distinctly; 



