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copical Society. It would give the members of the Quekett 

 Club great pleasure to correspond with members of the Postal 

 Society, especially the more distant ones, and offer them every 

 assistance with regard to manipulation, processes, and other 

 matters, in which they took especial interest. The value of 

 microscopical pursuits in remote districts was fully recognized by 

 their Club, and was also of considerable interest to the other 

 higher bodies who were interested in microscopic work. He 

 thanked them for their kind reception of the toast. 



Mr. CuRTiES said he had permission to propose the next 

 toast, that of " The Journal," and it afforded him great pleasure 

 to do so. It appeared to him that the publication of the Journal 

 was likely to inspire new life into the Society, extending its 

 influence far and wide. As a member, he warmly and heartily 

 supported the Secretary's excellent idea in establishing the Journal. 

 It gave them an opportunity of seeing the cream of their Note- 

 Books, and it also enabled them to see the kind of work the 

 Society continued to do. The Journal, to be a success, must 

 have the support of members and their friends. All must take 

 an interest in the work, and endeavour to increase its circulation. 

 In conclusion, he thanked the Secretary for his courage in starting 

 it, and for his continued zeal in the Society's welfare. 



The Secretary, replying to the above remarks, said that the 

 Rev. J. H. Green, of Bath, and himself had up to the present 

 constituted themselves co-editors, and they have endeavoured to 

 make the Journal in every respect as good as it could possibly be 

 made for the money. Indeed, he was rather afraid that they had 

 overstepped the mark. A man unused to publishing would very 

 probably not receive so satisfactory an estimate from the printer 

 as one more accustomed to the work would, and hence it is 

 possible that the cost had not been sufficiently studied before 

 issuing the first number. He felt, however, quite sure that, with 

 the cordial co-operation of all the members and subscribers, 

 success at no very distant date was certain. He asked them to 

 do all they could to further this much-desired object — first, by 

 contributing suitable matter for its pages and then by doubling the 

 number ot subscribers. The Editors will always be glad to 

 consider any suggestions made by their friends likely to add to 

 the efticiency of the Journal, and if the Secretaries of such 

 Societies as do not publish their transactions would send the 

 papers read at their meetings to our Journal, they would, if found 

 suitable, and he thought there would be no doubt on that 

 point, ensure a place in it. They would also be glad to receive 

 papers from any of their members. He wished to thank Mr, 



