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Mr. Walker showed specimens of Amphipoda preserved for 

 26 yeai's in pure glycerine, the colour and markings being perfectly 

 retained. 



He concluded by offering for acceptance by the Society, a 

 Microscope by E. Leitz of Wetzlar, fitted \vith three powers and 

 Abbe's condenser. 



The President moved a special vote of thanks to the donor for 

 bis generous and welcome gift, which was carried by acclamation. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Amphipoda Hyperiidea of the ' Sealark ' Expedition." Bv 



A. O. Walkee, E.L.S. 



2. " Marine Mollusca of the same Expedition." By Dr. J. 



Cosmo Melyill, E.L.S. 



3. " Mollusca of the Seychelles Archipelago." By E. E. Sykes, 



F.L.S. 



4. " On a Blind Prawn from the Sea of Galilee." By Dr. W. 



T. Calman, F.L.S. 



May 6th, 1909. 



Dr. D. H. Scott, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 1st April, 1909, 

 were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Joseph Pearson, M.Sc, Mr. Edward James Salisbury, B.Sc, 

 and Mr. Frank Hicks were admitted Fellows. 



Dr. William Henry Lang, M.B., CM., and Mr. Martin Hubert 

 Foquet Sutton were severally balloted for and elected Fellows ; 

 and Professor Yves Deiage and Professor Magnus Gustaf Ketzius 

 were in like manner elected Foreign Members. 



Lady Isabel Mary Peyronnet Browne, Captain Stanley Smyth 

 Flower, Mr. Valavanur Subramauia Iyer, M.A., Madras University, 

 Miss Julia Lindley, and Mr. William Kobert Price, B.A. Cantab., 

 were proposed as Fellows. 



The following Auditors were nominated from the Chair, and by 

 show of hands were duly elected : — For the Council, Sir Frank 

 Crisp and Prof. J. P. Hill. For the Fellows, Mr, G. S. Saunders 

 and Mr. Henry Groves. 



Mr. E. A. Newell Arber explained by means of lantern-slides 

 the CECology of two alpine species of Sempervivum, namely S. arach- 



