September 26th, 1879.— Ordinary Meeting. 

 Dr. T. Spencer Cobbold, F.R.S., &c., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 

 The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members of 

 the Club : — Mr. Wm. Brown, Mr. Chas. Curtis, and Mr. H. Hobden. 



The Secretary read a letter from the Secretary of the Natal Micro- 

 scopical Society, requesting an interchange of Proceedings, &c. 



The President said he was sure the members would be pleased to hear 

 this letter, as it showed that the Club was not only healthy in its action, 

 but that it had also set others to work in remote parts. 

 The following donations to the Club were announced : — 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society" ... from the Society. 

 " Proceedings of the Watford Natural") 

 History Society " ... ... ... ) 



" Proceedings of the Belgian MicroscopicaH 

 Society" ... ... ... ... j 



" Report of the Natal Microscopical 



Society" ) 



" The American Naturalist " in exchange. 



" The Midland Naturalist " „ „ 



" Science Gossip " ... ... ... ... from the Publisher. 



" Annals of Natural History " purchased. 



"Grevillia" 



6 Slides of Diatoms from the Monmouth") 

 and Cherrytield deposits... ... ) 



Mr. Hailes was balloted for and unanimously elected Co-Secretary of 

 the Club. 



Two gentlemen were proposed for membership. 



Mr. T. C. White suggested that they should send out to Natal a copy of 

 the Catalogue of Slides, so that the members of that Society might note 

 and supply such deficiencies as they were able to fill up. 

 The Chairman thought this a very admirable suggestion. 

 The Secretaiy said that of course the Journal would be sent, and copies 

 of the Catalogue would be sent also. 



The President delivered an Inaugural Address on the occasion of his first 

 appearance at the Club. 



Dr. Matthews said he had much pleasure in proposing that an unanimous 

 vote of thanks be presented to the President for his admirable Address. 

 They had scarcely expected one so elaborate, and yet they could only have 

 wished that it had been longer, not however on account of its defi.cieucies, 

 for it left no part untouched which they could have desired to have had 

 handled. He would couple with the vote of thanks a request that the 

 President would allow them to publish the Address in the Journal in the 

 usual manner. 



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from Mr. Hailes. 



