The Annual Soiree of the Club was held at University 

 College on March 15th, and invitations were issued to many 

 persons of distinction in Art, Literature, and Science, as well 

 as to the Members. This Conversazione, like those of former 

 years, was well attended, there being about 1,100 Members 

 and visitors present. Upwards of 200 Microscopes were 

 contributed by the Members of the Club, the Croydon 

 Microscoj)ical Society, the Sydenham and Forest Hill Micro- 

 scopical and Natural History Club, the South London Micro- 

 scopical Club, and the leading Opticians, the exhibition being 

 thereby rendered unusually attractive. Among many objects 

 of general interest exhibited on this occasion, might be 

 mentioned some fac-simile illuminated drawings of a complete 

 set of ancient jewellery found in the tomb of an Egyptian 

 Queen, and of a date 1800 years b. c, accompanied by trans- 

 lations of the inscriptions found on each piece by Dr. Birch, 

 of the British Museum, kindly lent for exhibition by Mr. 

 E. Kiddle, and some drawings of the Microscopical characters 

 of various tissues, executed most accurately by Mr. Eochfort 

 Connor. The following gentlemen also assisted the Com- 

 mittee by their valuable contributions :-T-Mr. Apj)s exhibited 

 some brilliant electrical experiments '^ in vacuo," Mr. James 

 How, various Photographic views, &c., shown by the Oxy- 

 Calcium Lamp, and Mr. James Martin, of the London 

 Stereoscopic Company, exhibited by the same means some 

 views illustrating South African scenery, the Cape Diamond 

 Fields, and the Livingstone Expedition. Your Committee 

 are pleased to be able to announce that the evening gave 

 satisfaction to all present, and they beg to thank those 

 gentlemen who contributed so ably and largely to bring 

 about this result. 



During the past year several resignations have been re- 

 ceived from Members in consequence of their removal to the 



