PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



EOTAL MiCEOSCOPICAL SoCIETT. 



October 9tk, 1867. 



This was the first meeting of the season. The chair was taken 

 by James Glaishee, Esq., F.E.S., and the attendance of Fellows 

 was numerous. 



The President annovmced that the Library of the Society 

 (Eoom No. 5), King's College, Somerset House, would be open 

 for the use of Fellows, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and 

 Fridays, from 11 to 4 p.m. ; on Wednesdays, in the evening only, 

 from 6 to 10 p.m. ; and on Saturdays, from 11 till 2 p.m. 



The issue of volumes from the library he recommended to be 

 suspended for the present, and steps taken to make the collection of 

 books more complete. He likewise stated that the cabinet of 

 slides was being rearranged to facilitate their use. The cabinet 

 would be opened to Fellows as early as possible, together with 

 the Society's collection of microscopes, but the issue of slides to 

 Fellows as heretofore would be suspended. 



Notice was given that a special general meeting would be held 

 in the Library of King's College, at the close of the ordinary 

 meeting to be held on the 13th of November next, at 8 p.m., to 

 consider the following resolutions for altering the Bye-Laws, to 

 be moved by Ellis Gr. Lobb, Esq. : 



" Every Fellow who shall be elected after the meeting on 11th 

 December, 1867, shall, in addition to the entrance-fee of two 

 guineas, pay a further sum of two guineas as his first annual sub- 

 scription ; and shall pay, so long as he continues a Fellow, an 

 annual subscription of two guineas, which shall be due on the 1st 

 of January in each year ; and that Bye-law No. 6, Sect. 2, be 

 altered in conformity with this resolution." 



" Every Fellow who shall be elected after the meeting on the 

 11th of December, 1867, and who may desire to compound for 

 his future annual subscriptions, may do so by a payment of twenty 

 guineas, in addition to his entrance-fee of two guineas ; and that 

 Bye-law No. 7, Sect. 2, be altered in conformity with this resolu- 

 tion." 



