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Mr. T. C. White seconded the proposal, and endorsed all that Dr. Matthews 

 had said as to the Address, which would be a valuable addition to their 

 proceedings when they were able to read it in the Journal. 



The Secretary said it became his pleasing, as well as formal duty to put 

 the motion to the meeting in the usual way. — Carried unanimously. 



The President said it only remained for him to thank them for the very 

 kind and cordial manner in which they had both received the Address and 

 voted him their thanks. 



Dr. Matthews exhibited and described a new and elaborately constructed 

 machine for cutting sections of hai'd tissues. 



Mr. Hunter said that he also had brought a section cutting machine for 

 exhibition, but he did not claim it as any new invention, as it was only a 

 modij&cation of one described in the " American Journal of Microscopy." 

 It was designed to get rid of the " planing " cut of most machines, and to 

 substitute an obliquely sliding movement for it, which was found very much 

 better for cutting soft tissues. 



A Member said that in Mr. Williams's machine they could get this same 

 kind of sliding action, but it was found desirable to float the sections off the 

 knife afterwards. 



Mr. Hunter said the machine he had brought was intended to cut sections 

 of substances imbedded in wax, which Williams's machine would not do. 

 That was a very excellent machine for many purposes, and he was aware 

 that they could get a sliding motion with it. The one now upon the table 

 was only intended for soft tissues. 



Announcements of excursions and meetings for the ensuing month were 

 then made, and the proceedings terminated with the usual conversazione, 

 at which the following objects were exhibited : — 



Maple Aphis 



Diatom. Orthosira, Opaque, with Stephen- 7 

 son's Erecting Binocular ... ^ 



Section oi eye oi Dytisciis ... 

 HcematoTpinus, from Indian Buffalo ... 

 Labradorite ... ... ... ... "^ 



Splinters of ash tree struck by lightning 5 



Caddis worm ... 



Section of finger of Orang-outan ... 



Larva of Corethra plumicornis 



DapTinia pulex 



Parasite of Tortoise ... 



Palate of Helix pomatia 



Capsella bursa x'OLstoris 



Nujphar lutea ... 



Attendance — Members, 74 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. T. Curties. 



Mr. C. G. Dunning. 

 Mr. F. Enock. 



Mr. H. E. Freeman. 



Mr. H. R. Gregory. 

 .. Mr. J. J. Hunter. 

 ... Mr. J. M. Offord. 

 ... Mr. A. Martinelli. 

 ,.. Mr. T. S. Morton. 

 ,.. Mr. C. Le Pelley. 



I Mr. J. W. Eeed. 



Visitors, 6. 



