212 PROCEEDINGS OP THE SOCIETY. 



move tlio adoption of the report. Having long been connected with 

 the Society, and having always taken a lively interest in its welfare, 

 it was indeed a source of pleasure to him to find that it now had a 

 larger annual income than at any previous time, which, couj^led with 

 the fact that it had upwards of 2100/. to the credit of capital, was of 

 itself full evidence that the Society was prospering and flourishing. 



With regard to the Journal, it was imposs'ble for him to look 

 back iijDon the past without recalling how the late Eev. J. B. Eeade, 

 Dr. Bowerbank, and himself had always worked together to secxii-e to 

 the Society an independent Journal, not connected in any way with 

 the interests of trade. They had that now, and he had seen the 

 recent numbers with the greatest satisfaction, and could read them 

 again and again. 



When he had the honour some years ago of filling the Presidential 

 chair, he had suggested that they should take means for bringing 

 kindred societies into closer connection with themselves. His idea 

 then was that the Societies should pay 10s. a year, or some such 

 arrangement. The fact that a proposition was to be brought forward 

 now to connect these kindred societies was particularly pleasing to 

 him. Their own object was to difii'use and encourage microscopical 

 study and inquiry, and there were many excellent workers amongst 

 the provincial societies in this country, whom it would be honourable 

 to the Society to recognize. It was therefore with very much more 

 tha,n usual pleasure that he moved " That the Eeport be received and 

 adopted, and that it be printed and circulated in the usual way." 



Mr, T. Charters White had much pleasure in seconding the reso- 

 lution whieli had been so warmly spoken to by Mr. Glaisher, and he 

 cordially approved of the j)roposal in regard to otlier societies. 



The Chairman having j)ut the motion, declared it carried unani- 

 mously. 



Mr. Crisp then moved the following amendment to the Bye-laws : — 



" I. The 1st Bye-law shall read as follows : — 



1. The Society shall consist of Fello-ws, and Ex-officio, 

 Honorary, and Corresponding Fellows and Associates. 



II. The following Bye-law shall be inserted after No. 15 a, to be 

 numbered No. 15 b : — 



15 6. The Ex-officio Fellows shall consist of the Presidents 

 for the time being of such Societies at home or abroad 

 as the Council may from time to time recommend and 

 an ordinary or annual meeting may approve. During 

 their term of office they shall be entitled to receive the 

 publications of the Society and to exercise all other 

 privileges of Fellows except that of voting, but shall 

 not be required as Ex-officio Fellows to pay any entrance 

 fee or annual subscription." 



He said that after having laid his proposition as to Ex-officio 

 Fellows before the members of the Council and obtained their 

 approval of it, he had canvassed the matter amongst such of the 

 Fellows generally as he had been able to meet with during the past 



