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October 22nd, 1880.— Ordinary Meeting. 



T. Charters White, Esq., M.R.C.S., &c., President, in tlie 



Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 

 IVFr. William E. Milner and Mr. William Radcliffe were balloted for and 

 duly elected members of the Club. 



The following donations, &c., were announced : — 



" Proceedings of the Eoyal Society " ... from the Society. 



''Journal of the Eoyal Microscopical] 

 Society" ... ... ... J 



" Proceedings of the Belgian Microscopical 

 Society" ... ... ... } 



" Proceedings of the Geologists' Associa-l 

 tion" ... ... ... J 



" Proceedings of the Eoyal Dublin Society " 



*' Science Gossip " 



"Popular Science Eeview " 



"The Analyst" 



" Journal of the Linnean Society " 



A number of Photo micrographs of i 



Amphi2deura pellucida and Pleurosig^nay g^g^^^ ^^^^^ U.S. Army. 

 angulatum ... ... ... ^ 



" The American Journal of Microscopy " 

 " The Ameincan Monthly Microscopical] 



the Publisher. 



» 



It 

 Mr. T.C.White. 



Dr. Woodward, 



in Exchan? 



1 



Part I. 



Journal " 

 " The American Naturalist 

 Saville Kent's " Infusoria," 

 Eay Society's last Volume 

 " Annals of Natural History " 

 Photograph of Dr. Sharpey 



1 Slide, section of Hydra vulgaris 

 3 Slides (Vegetable Sections) 



2 ,, (Injections by Professor Quekett) 

 Improved " Botterill Life Slide" 



The thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the Donors. 



Mr. F. Crisp exhibited and described a new form of the Botterill Life 

 Slide, which was made of ebonite, and could be taken to pieces for the 

 purpose of cleaning, and could also be readily adjusted to any required 

 thickness. 



A letter from the Secretary of the Greenwich Microscopical Society, 

 announcing their Soiree for December 8th, and inviting the assistance of 

 the members of the Q.M.C., was read by the President. 



A communication from "IVIr. Eomyn Hitchcock was read, announcing the in- 

 tended publication of Dr. Habishaw's " Catalogue of the Diatomacese," 



by Sabscription. 

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„ Purchase, 

 from Mr. Ingpen. 



„ Mr. E. T. Newton. 



„ Mr. J. W. Eeed. 



,, Mr. Crowther. 



„ Mr. P. Crisp. 



