PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 649 



The following five Papers were taken as read in consequence of 

 want of time : — 



Mr. H. J. Carter, F.R.S. : On a New Species of Excavating Sponge 

 (^Alectona Millari) ; and on a New Species of Rliapliidotheca (M. 

 affinis). (See p. 493.) 



Mr. H. J. Carter, F.R.S. : On a New Genus of Foraminifera (Aphro- 

 sina informis) ; and Spiculation of an unknown Sponge. (See p. 500.) 



Colonel J. J. Woodward, Hon. F.R.M.S. : Observations suggested 

 by the Study of Amph'pleitra pellucida, mounted in Canada Balsam, by 

 Lamplight and Sunlight, with various Objectives.* 



Colonel J. J. Woodward, Hon. F.R.M.S. : Note on Abbe's Experi- 

 ments on Pleurosigma angulatum. 



Herr A. Grunow, Hon. F.R.M.S. : New Species and Varieties of 

 Diatomacefe from the Caspian Sea ; Translated, with additional Notes, 

 by F. Kitton, Hon. F.R.M.S. 



Mr. Crisp said that, in accordance with the views expressed in the 

 last report of the Council, he had from time to time prei)ared notes 

 of recent observations, illustrated with diagrams, but at none of the 

 meetings had there been any time for him to deal with them, owing 

 to the other business. As the session was now closing, it would be 

 useless to hold them over longer, and he proposed to print one of 

 them in the next number of the Journal, viz. Professor Balbiani's 

 " Observations on Notommata Werneckii, and its Parasitism in the 

 Tubes of Vaucheria " (see p. 530), and later, if space allowed, Professor 

 Malassez's " Correction of the Distortions produced by the Camera 

 Lucida of Milne-Edwards and of Nachet," and " Note on the Measure- 

 ment of Microscopic Amplifications." 



The President in wishing the Fellows a pleasant vacation said 

 that they might all congratulate themselves upon the present position 

 of the Society. Many improvements had recently been carried out ; 

 their finances were in an exceptionally favourable state, the capital 

 account having been increased, and the revenue for the present year 

 being no less than 2001. in excess of that of last year ; they had 

 acquired the use of the excellent room in which they were assembled, 

 and they had had nearly fifty applications for Ordinary Fellowship, 

 which Mr. Crisp told him was an unprecedented increase in so short a 

 time, there being still three more meetings to complete the year. He 

 hoped that they would continue to prosper, and that the Fellows would 

 not be idle during the recess, so that they might have a good number of 

 interesting subjects for consideration when the meetings were resumed. 



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



Professor Abbe : — Objectives and combinations of lenses illus- 

 trating his paper. 



Mr. A. de Souza Guimaraens : — Diorite (Napoleonite) ; Diorite 

 (quartz) ; Hauyne ; Lava (Vesuvius) ; Liparite (Sj)ha3rulitic). (Pre- 

 pared by Dr. Eduard Kaiser, of Berlin.) 



* The photographs did not arrive in time for the meeting, but will be exhibited 

 at the October meeting;. 



