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PROCEEDINGS. 



September IStli, 1872.— Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exliibited : — 

 Scales of Polyommatus Alexis ••• 

 Section of Haman Skin shewing Sweat Glands ... 

 Surirella gemma nndev a 25111., shewing longitu- 7 

 dinal markings between the costse ... ^ 



Lampyris noctiluca (alive and alight) ... 7 



Nerves of Teeth ... ... ... ^ 



Polynema (Hymenoptera), alive 



Striped Muscular Fibre ... ... 7 



Selected Diatoms incident light ... -> 



Spicula 8pongilla fluviatilis 



Iron Pyrites in Flint ... ... ... 7 



Elytron of Lordops Gyllenlialii ... J 



Diatomacese and Ichaboe Guano 



Mr. Burch. 

 Mr. Topping. 



Mr. Hickie. 



Mr. T. C. White. 

 Mr. Fitch. 

 Dr. Matthews. 

 Dr. Eamsbottom. 

 Mr. Ward. 

 Mr. Goodinge. 



Attendance — Members, 44; Visitors, 4. 



September 27th, 1872.^ — Chairman — Dr. E,. Braithwaite, 

 F.L.S., &c., President. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Dr. Braithwaite, in occupying the chair for the first time since the annual 

 meeting as the President of the Club, hoped that the progress of the Club would 

 still be continuous, and promised a short series of papers on Elementary Botany. 

 He said — I may take the opportunity of my first occupation of this chair to say 

 a few words on the present and future of the Quekett Microscopical Club. My 

 position is somewhat like that of a captain on taking charge of a new ship — his 

 first duty will be to inspect the vessel, and see if the timbers be sound, and the 

 sails and rigging in good order ; and on this score I feel there need be no mis- 

 giving. The next point is, as to the cargo our ship is laden with on each 

 monthly voyage into this excellent port ; is it valuable grain, with now and 

 then some precious stones, or is it only unprofitable ballast ? I fear we have 

 drifted a little into the " rest and be thankful " condition, and in considering 

 what more might be done to render the Club useful to the members at large, it 

 has struck me that there are many groups in Natural History which, if treated 

 somewhat exhaustively, would yield valuable instruction to all. For instance, in 

 a few months you will have in your library Sir J. Lubbock's great work on " The 

 British Thysanura." With such a guide, what could be more delightful than to 



