736 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



there was never a Journal issued tliat he did not receive more than 

 one letter pointing out that what was described had " been done 

 before." * 



A Special General Meeting was then held pursuant to the 

 notice given at the last meeting (see p. 559). 



Dr. Gray moved and Mr. Michael seconded the following resolu- 

 tion, which was carried unanimously : — 



That the 6th Bye-law be cancelled, and the following substituted 

 in lieu thereof. 



" 6. Every Fellow on his election shall pay an entrance fee of two 

 guineas. 



" 6a. The Annual Subscription to be paid by the Fellows shall be 

 two guineas, which shall become due in advance on the 1st January 

 in every year. Fellows elected in any of the months subsequent to 

 June shall pay one-half only of the subscription for the current 

 year." 



The following Objects, Apparatus, &c., were exhibited:— 



Mr. T. Christy : — Section of Pepper Cane. 



Mr. Crisp: — Hartnack's Micrometer-Microscope ; Waeehter's 

 Trichina-Microscope (see p. 714) ; Weber-Liel's Ear-Microscope 

 (see p. 710) ; Hartnack's Polarizing Apparatus ; Zeiss's Micro-Spec- 

 troscope (see p. 703). 



Mr. O. Brandt : — Twelve slides by K. Getschmann, of Berlin 

 (arranged Insect scales, &c.). 



Mr. Gilburt : — Six sections of Lathrea squamaria, illustrating his 

 paper. 



Dr. Matthews: — Improved Turntable (see p. 716). 



Messrs. Parkes and Son : — Microscope Lamp (see p. 528). 



Mr. J. W. Stephenson : — Ampliipleura pellucida — in sulphur dis- 

 solved in bisulphide of carbon ; Pleurosigma elongatum — in phosj)horus 

 dissolved in bisulphide of carbon ; Pleurosigma formosum — in bisul- , 

 phide of carbon alone. (All with Catoptric Immersion Illuminator.) 



Mr. C. F. White :— Microscope (see p. 733). 



Zoological Station at Naples : — Twelve slides, viz. : AmpMoxus 

 lanceolatus Yarr. ; Ascetta hlanca H. ; Aster acanthion glacialis 0. F. 

 Miiller — Larva ; Asterias glacialis O. F. M. — Gastrula ; ditto — Forma- 

 tion of the Mesoderm ; Echinocardium cordatum Gray — Larva ; Pyro- 

 soma elegans Les. — Young Colony ; Pseudodidemnum Listerianum — Ova 

 with embryo; Toxopneustes h-evispinosus J. Miiller — Larva, 3rd, 5th, 

 and 15th day ; Stichopus regalis Cuv. — Ovary. 



* This is irrespective of the descriptions of Microscopes previously figured in 

 foreign journals, but which not having hitherto appeared in any English publi- 

 cation, are now figured and described in the Journal so as to make the English 

 Eecord as complete as posaible. 



