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PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 11th June, 1879, at King's College, Strand, W.C. 

 The President (Dr. Beale, F.R.S.) in the Chair. 



The President having called upon the Secretary to read the minutes 

 of the preceding meeting, 



Dr. Millar asked leave to make an amendment to one portion of 

 the report — that which related to the thanks of the Society having 

 been voted to the library committee for their services in arranging 

 the new room. He thought that special reference should have been 

 made in that vote to Mr. Crisp and to his donation of the three 

 handsome chairs for the President and Secretaries now before them, 

 and he begged to move that the thanks of the Society be given 

 accordingly. 



Mr. Glaisher said that Mr. Crisp seemed determined to lay the 

 Society under as much obligation as possible, for in addition to his 

 other services, and to his great share in the production of a Journal 

 which they might justly be proud of, he had made them this present. 

 He had much pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks. 



The motion having been put and carried unanimously, the minutes 

 of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President said that before proceeding to the business of the 

 meeting, he had a sad duty to perform in announcing the loss of one 

 of their most valued Fellows, Mr. Charles Brooke, F.E.S., who was 

 well known amongst them from his past services as member of the 

 Council and twice President. 



Mr. Glaisher said that the loss which they had experienced was 

 indeed a serious one. Having known Mr. Brooke for many years, he 

 could speak to the deep interest which he took in the welfare of their 

 Society, and his readiness at all times to do his best to advance micro- 

 scopical science. He had therefore risen to move that a letter of con- 

 dolence should be forwarded to Mr. Brooke's relatives on behalf of 

 the Society, expressing their sense of the great loss which the Society 

 had sustained, and their appreciation of the benefits which it had 

 derived from IVIi". Brooke's association with them. 



Dr. Millar having seconded the motion, it was carried unanimously. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges) received since 

 the last meeting was submitted, and the thanks of the Society given to 

 the donors ; special reference being made by the President to the 

 handsome volume presented by Mr. Glaisher. 



From 

 Certes, A. — Sur une Me'thode de Conservation des Infusoii-es. 



(Extracted from ' Comptes Eendiis.') 1 plate The Author. 



Hyatt, J. D.— The Sting of the Honey-Bee. (Extracted from 



the ' Am. Quart. Micr. Journ.') 9 pp., 2 plates . . . . Ditto. 

 Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the 



One Huudredtli Meridian. Vol. iv. Palaontology. 4to. 



Washington, 1877. 219 and 370 pp., 83 plates .. .. Mr. Glcmhcr. 



