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The following were proposed for membersliip : — Mr. J. 

 Luscombe Luscombe and Mr. Thomas W. Hinds. 



The following donations were announced : — 

 "Proceedings of the Geologists") j,^^^ ^j^^ Association. 



Association" ... ... ...J 



"American Monthly Microscopical "I Fd'f 



Journal " (two numbers) ... . . . j 



"The Botanical Gazette" (twoj in Exchange. 



numbers) ... ... ... ...} 



" Proceedings of the Belgian Microscopical Society." 



" The Microscope " (two numbers) 



" The Essex Naturalist " (two numbers) 



The thanks of the Club were voted to the donors. 



The President said that the agenda that evening did not 

 present any plethora of matter, very few communications having 

 yet been received, many members being, no doubt, still absent 

 on their holidays. 



Mr. David Bryce read a paper " On a new species of Adinetae," 

 from Moss. 



The President, in proposing the thanks of the Club to the 

 author, said he was sure the subject was one which would prove 

 of great interest not only to the members of the Society, but to 

 all who had made the Botifera their study. 



Mr. J. E. Ingpen wished to call attention to a note which 

 was printed in the last number of the Journal as to one of the 

 high refractive media for diatom, mounting. It was a variation 

 made by Father Thompson on Professor Hamilton Smith's 

 medium. It was first made some years ago, but the formula 

 was not at the time disclosed, but after some little persuasion 

 it had been communicated, and was published, as mentioned, 

 but (to save time) without having previously been before them 

 at a meeting. He therefore referred to it in order that it might 

 appear on their minutes. From experience it certainly seemed 

 to have stood remarkably well though its refractive index was 

 so high, and he thought they were to be congratulated in being 

 now in the possession of as fine a mounting medium as anything 

 which Professor Hamilton Smith had himself made. 



Mr. H. W. King read a paper entitled " Brief observations 

 on Pond Life from the West Indies," the subject being illustrated 

 by diagrams. 



