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Curties for the very kind manner in which he had brought the 

 matter forward. 



Mr. Maynard said he felt much interest in the progress of the 

 Society, having been connected with it from its commencement. 

 He was particularly interested in seeing the Journal made a 

 success. It was a step in the right direction. The Hon. 

 Secretary had been considering for a long time in what way the 

 Society could make use of the Notes in the Note-Books. He 

 could not think of a better plan than selecting the cream of the 

 Notes and publishing them in the Journal. The Secretary had 

 already told them he had made it too cheap. That was the fault 

 of their Society at the commencement, though he hardly liked to 

 call it a fault. The Secretary desired to make the Journal as 

 low-priced as possible. It was a good thing to work the Society 

 cheaply, and he had gone on the same principle in producing the 

 Journal. He hoped all would take an interest in it. If all did 

 their best to increase the circulation, the desired end would be 

 speedily attained. 



At the close of the meeting, some interesting objects were 

 exhibited, viz. — Daphnia (alive), by the President in illustration 

 of his paper ; also a number of large drawings explanatory of his 

 paper, Mr. Curties kindly supplying a number of microscopes and 

 lamps ; various photographs of microscopic objects by Mr. 

 Washington Teasdale ; some lantern-slides by Dr. Partridge ; 

 slides of selected spicules, Polyzoa, etc., from weathered Car- 

 boniferous Limestone, by Mr. Needham, F.G.S. The late hour, 

 however, to which the meeting had been protracted allowed but 

 little time for the examination of the various objects. 



BATH MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



The second general meeting of the Bath Microscopical Society 

 was held on Tuesday, the yth ult., at the Mineral Water Hospital, 

 Dr. Hensley, the President, in the chair. — A paper was read by 

 the Rev. E. T. Stubbs, M.A., on -'Two Species of Arachnida," 

 illustrated by some excellent drawings and slides. After sketching 

 the history of the branches, classes, and sub-classes in the animal 

 kingdom, the sub-class Arachnida was stated to consist of seven 

 orders, all of which were graphically described, and from the two 

 orders PycriogonidcE and ScoTpio7iidcB the specimens exhibited and 

 treated of were obtained. From the former order a mounted 

 specimen of Pycnogonum liitorale was passed round the table and 



