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paired, and new instruments and new object-glasses obtained, 

 so that the Society can really boast of having a set of instru- 

 ments, object-glasses, and appliances of which they may be 

 proud. It is to be hoped our funds will soon enable us to 

 add more, for the attendance on Wednesday evenings is 

 greatly increasing, and the Fellows are finding out that they 

 have privileges and advantages of no mean order, and it will 

 be the duty and pleasure of your Committee to render all 

 under their care more beneficial to the Society. 



Cabinet of Objects. 



Number of objects in the Cabinet on February 13th, 



1867 ■ . . 1414 



1867. 

 Mar. 13. Presented to the Society by Professor H. L. 

 Smith, of Kenyon College, Gambia, United 

 States, 146 slides of Diatomacese . . 146 

 „ 13. Presented by W. Ladd, Esq., seven slides of 



Mineral Salts . . . . . . 7 



May 8. Presented by Major Owen, eleven slides of 



the family Colymbitse . . . .11 



„ 8. Presented by Thomas Ross, Esq., twenty 



slides of .Gold dust . . ... .20 



Nov. 24. Presented by Dr. Carpenter, twenty-four 



slides of Foraminifera .... 24 



Dec. 12. Presented by Thos. S. Ealfs, Esq., of Mel- 

 bourne, twelve specimens of Blood-discs . 12 

 1868. 

 Jany. 8. Presented by Mr. Lobb, nine slides of Test 



objects . . ... . . 9 



„ 8. Presented by Dr. Wallich . . . .1031 



2674 



The objects are being entirely rearranged ; the Cabinet has 

 been altered to take them all horizontally, instead of verti- 

 cally, as heretofore. A new classification is about to be 

 adopted, which will lead to the formation of a new catalogue, 

 and to every object being reticketed ; this cannot be hurried, 

 and, no doubt, extra assistance will be required ; no time will 

 be lost, and no trouble spared, in order to render the Cabinet 

 of Objects in every way efficient. 



The munificent donation of Dr. Wallich will receive special 

 notice at the hands of our President. 



Ellis G. Lobb. 

 EicH. Mestayee. 



