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eight o'clock precisely, or at such other time and place as the 

 Committee may appoint." On behalf of the Committee he gave 

 notice that the next meeting would be made special for the 

 consideration and adoption of this proposed alteration in Rule 1. 



Mr. J. Slade read a paper on the Mycetozoa. 



The President said that Mr. Slade had mentioned that a great 

 many persons had studied this subject. He hoped, therefore, that 

 some of those present would favour them with some remarks. 

 Failing this, he proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Slade for his 

 very interesting communication. This, being put to the meeting 

 from the chair, was unanimously carried. 



Mr. Slade said he should like to call attention to the great 

 assistance which Mr. Reed had given him in the matter by pro- 

 curing the drawings and specimens with which the subject had 

 been illustrated. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson read a postscript to his previous communica- 

 tion on minute diatom structure. 



The thanks of the meeting were, on the motion of the President, 

 unanimously voted to Mr. Nelson for his communication. 



Announcements of meetings and excursions for the ensuing 

 month were then made, special attention being called to the whole 

 day's excursion of June 12th, and to the necessity for notice of 

 members' intention to go being sent to the Hon. Secretary of the 

 Excursions Sub-Committee not later than June 5th. 



The proceedings closed with the usual conversazione, at which 

 the following objects were exhibited : — 



Stentor viridis ... ... ... ... Mr. A. E. Hilton. 



Limnias comuella (mounted) ... ... Mr. C. Rousselet. 



Preparations of Arcyria, Dictydium, Stemo- 



nitis, and Trichia ... ... ... Mr. J. Slade. 



Head of Gyrinus natator ... ... ... Mr. C. Turner. 



