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PROCEEDINGS 



• December 8th, 1871. — Conversational Meeting. 



The objects exhibited were: — 



Muscular Fibre ... ... ... ... ... ... Dr. Ramsbotbam. 



Melicerta ring ens ... ... ... ... ... W. H. Golding. 



Fructification of Ferns ,, 



Nerves of Teeth T.C.White. 



December 22nd, 1871. — Chairman, Henry Lee, Esq., F.L.S., &c., 

 Vice-President. 



The following donations to the Club were announced : — 



*' The Monthly Microscopical Journal" from the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip" the Publisher. 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society" the Society. 



** Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical) the Society. 



Society of Manchester" J 



*' The American Naturalist" in Exchange. 



The thanks of the Club were unanimously voted to the donors. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members of the 

 Club : — Mr. Henry Lea, Mr. Daniel Ward, Mr. John Webber. 



Mr. James Smith read a paper " On Cell Mounting," for which the thanks of 

 the Club were returned. 



The Chairman expressed his great satisfaction at the kind of paper read by 

 Mr. Smith, and hoped that similar communications would be made more 

 frequently than had lately been the case, for it should be borne iu mind 

 one of the chief objects of the Club was to encourage intercourse between 

 those who were seeking information on such subjects ; he felt he could not 

 too strongly impress this upon the members. He fully appreciated the value 

 of many of the papers which were read at the meetings, but notwithstanding 

 this he was very desirous of seeing the meetings assume more of a conversa- 

 tional character, and that the feeling should be encouraged that any member 

 needing information could come there without being afraid to ask a question, 



Mr. Mclntire inquired how Mr. Smith got the lead so perfectly smooth as it 

 appeared in the specimens laid on the table ? 



Mr. Smith replied that if the sheet lead was laid upon a plate of glass and 

 then rubbed over with an ivory paper knife, it would become as perfectly smooth 



