102 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Meeting was held during the Society's 



CONVERSAZIONE 



at the Northampton Polytechnic Institute, St. John Street, E.C.I 

 (by kind permission of the Governing Body), 



A Reception was held by the President, Mr. J. E. Barnard, at 

 7.0 p.m. 



General Exhibits were given by : — 



M. A. Ainslie, R.N., F.R.M.S. — Diatom structure under high- 

 power objective. 



H. F. Angus & Co. 



Charles Baker. 



J. E. Barnard, P.R.M.S. — Coloured Drawings of various micro- 

 scopical objects. 



R. & J. Beck, Ltd. 



M. Blood, M.A., F.R.M.S. — Brittle Starfish illuminated by means 

 of a Lieberkuhn ; also Opal in matrix. 



Cambridge & Paul Scientific Instrument Co., Ltd. — Cambridge 

 Reading Microscope and Dissecting Lens Stand. 



Prof. F. J. Cheshire, C.B.E., F.R.M.S. 



Prof. J. W. H. Eyre, M.D., F.R.M.S.— Preparations of the 

 Influenza Germ. 



G. H. Gabb — An Instrument made about 1760 to demonstrate 

 the curious effect of bending the rays of light by means of a 

 prismatic lens. 



Prof. R. T. Hewlett, M.D., F.R.M.S 



Miss A. Hibbert-Ware, F.L.S. — Braconidse and Chalcididae taken 

 from Aphides which they destroy. 



C. F. Hill, F.R.M.S. — Specimens of Iron and Steel prepared for 

 microscopical examination. 



Miss G. Lister, F.L.S. — Sections of leaves of grasses. 



Miss L. Lyle, F.L.S. — A new species of Chantransia. 



J. Rheinberg, F.R.M.S. 



E. J. Sheppard, F.R.M.S. — Longitudinal transverse section 

 through head (eye-region) of the Rat Flea. 



C. Singer, M.A., M.D., F.R.M.S.— Exhibition of Pictures from 



Ancient Herbals from the 11th to 15th Centuries. 

 T. J. Smith, F.R.M.S.— Shell of PUtnorbis nitidus (polarized). 

 R. B. Turner & Co. — Stains and Microscopical Re-agents. 

 T. E. Wallis — Preparations of various objects (spiders, insects, 



liverworts) mounted in Amyl-Sandarac. 

 W. Watson & Sons, Ltd. 



F. Welch — Staining Bacteria (demonstration). 



S. Wycherley, F.R.M.S.— Monocotyledonous stem (Rattan cane). 



By the kindness of Dr. R. Mullineux Walmsley, Principal of the 

 Northampton Polytechnic Institute, a Practical Exhibition of Lens 

 Grinding and Polishing was given by Students of the Institute. 



