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December. — ;i On the Diatomaceae older than those of Vir- 

 ginia, etc," by Dr. A. M. Edwards. 



A Special Exhibition Meeting was held at Freemasons' 

 Tavern on May 4th, attended by 140 members and 390 visitors. 

 The arrangements of the cloak-rooms and refreshment depart- 

 ment were certainly very deficient, owing to the overcrowded 

 state of the building generally on this occasion, but the incon- 

 venience to many members and their friends, however unfor- 

 tunate, could not be foreseen when the room was hired some 

 four months in advance. The exhibits were generally good, 

 and the excellent orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Dundas 

 Grant, for whose services the Club is entirely indebted to the 

 kind offices of Mr. J. W. Reed, was greatly appreciated by 

 everyone present. The Committee desires to thank all who 

 assisted at this meeting, and most particularly Mr. Reed, Dr. 

 Grant, and the musicians. The expenses, as before decided, 

 were defrayed by the Club. 



Two Journals have been issued since the last Report, com- 

 pleting the Fifth Volume of the Second Series. The October 

 Number was considerably delayed owing to the loss of a portion 

 of the MSS. in the post. The advertisements on the covers 

 have produced the sum of £15 19s. 6d., as will be seen in the 

 balance-sheet. As it is more than might have been expected, 

 it is only right to say this welcome addition to the Journal fund 

 is solely due to the energy of Mr. C. Rousselet. 



Aware of the long time which necessarily must elapse before 

 the entire revision of the Cabinet can be completed, the Com- 

 mittee deemed it advisable to issue in the meantime a catalogue 

 of the preparations in the Williams' bequest, a fairly repre- 

 sentative collection of nearly 700 slides. The list of the 

 Diatomaceae in possession of the Club and the Foraminifera in 

 the Hailes' Collection being also finished, a catalogue of these 

 is in the press, and will shortly be ready. The thanks of the 

 Committee are due, and hereby offered, to Messrs. Browne, 

 Morland, and Priest, who severally undertook the whole labour, 

 and it is no light one, of making these lists, and also to Mr. 

 Nelson, who, in addition to the already long list of his benefac- 

 fcions to the Club, has most kindly undertaken the expenses of 

 printing the catalogue of the Hailes' Collection. 

 The finances may be said to bo in ;i Fairly satisfactory con- 



