672 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



A hearty vote of thanks, carried with acclamation, was accorded to 

 Messrs. Heron-Allen and Earland for their paper. 



In the absence of Mr. James Murray, an abstract of his paper on 

 " African Tardigrada," was read by Dr. Eyre. 



The President returned the thanks of the Society to Mr. Murray for 

 his paper, which would appear in full in the Journal. 



The President, before closing the Meeting, referred to the October 

 Conversazione, and pointed out that the evening owed much of its 

 success to certain Fellows of the Society — principally Mr. Barnard, who 

 had made all the arrangements with exhibitors, and thanks to whom 

 the Society had been enabled to hold the function at King's College — 

 Mr. Scourfield, and Mr. Eousselet. The President then proposed from 

 the chair a very hearty vote of thanks to these Fellows for the trouble 

 they had taken. 



He also proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Spitta, Professor 

 Hewlett, and Mr. Poser for their very interesting lectures and demon- 

 strations, which had added so much to the success of the evening. Both 

 these votes of thanks were carried with acclamation. 



The President announced that the next Meeting of the Society 

 Avouid be held on December 18. 



The Brass and Glass Section would hold its meeting on Wednesday, 

 November 27. 



The next meeting of the Biological Section would be held on 

 December 4 at 20 Hanover Square. For further information Fellows 

 were requested to apply to the Honorary Secretary of the section — 

 Mr. Scourfield. 



The following' Instruments, Objects, etc., were exhibited : — 



Photomicrographs of Mitosis, by Mr. E. J. Sheppard. 

 The Philatelic Microscope, with a display of stamps to demonstrate 

 its uses in Philately, by Mr. Harold S. Cheavin. 



New Fellows. — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows of the 

 Society : — George Morris Allen, Edward C. Ash, James W. Audas. As 

 ex-officio Fellow :— Albert McCalla, Ph.D., President of the State Micro- 

 scopical Society of Illinois. 



