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April 1st, 1884. — "Note on the Stanuotype, with a Practical 

 Demonstration," by Alfred Brothers, RR.A.S. 



April 7th, 1884. — " On some Parasitic Mites," by J. Boyd, Esq. 



April 15th, 1884. — " On Pasteur and the Germ Theory," by 

 Frederick James Faraday, F.L.S. 



"A Reminiscence of Dr. Dalton," by Charles Clay, M.D. 



Several of these papers will appear in volume 8 of the 

 Society's Memoirs, which is now near completion. Volume 

 9, " A Centenary of Science in Manchester," by Dr. R. Angus 

 Smith, F.R.S., has been printed, and members who. have 

 not received a copy can obtain one on application at the 

 Society's Rooms. 



The number of Ordinary Members on the roll of the 

 Society on the 1st of April, 1883, was 138, and 11 new 

 members have been elected ; the losses have been : — resig- 

 nation 1, deaths 3, and one Ordinary Member elected an 

 Honorary Member. The number on the roll on the 1st 

 instant was therefore 144. The deceased members are Mr. 

 Henry Bowman, Mr. Edward Hunt, and Mr. Peter Spence. 



Mr. Edward Hunt, F.C.S., was born at Hammersmith, in 

 the year 1830, and was 53 years of age at the time of his 

 death. He had been a member of the Literary and Philo- 

 sophical Society from January 27, 1857. He received his 

 early education at his father's school at Hammersmith, and 

 completed it by a course of study at the University College, 

 London, where he obtained a certificate of honour as the 

 result of his chemical studies. It was about the year 1850 

 that Mr. Hunt came to Manchester as an assistant to the 

 late Crace-Calvert. He afterwards accepted the position of 

 chemist in the Chemical Works of H. D. Pochin and Com- 

 pany, Salford. It was there while working in the labora- 

 tory with Mr. Pochin that the invention of bleaching rosin 

 by distillation was effected, and that was done by passing 

 through heated rosin superheated steam, by which means 

 a beautiful article of rosin of the finest straw-colour was 



