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the inflammation of spirit, gas, &c. The most likely places 

 m which to be struck were then mentioned, and, after a 

 general treatment of the disruptive discharge in the air, the 

 dptif 1 ^^ liglitnmg conductor was pointed out, further 

 details being postponed untU the next lecture. 



The President communicated some extremely interestino- 



species of Vorticella. 



Present, 98 members and visitors. 



EXTEAOEDmARY MEETING, Nov. 4, 1870. 

 The minutes having been read and approved W J P 

 Wood read a paper on 'Atmospheric Electricity' This 

 paper, which was a continuation of the one read at the 

 previous meeting, was illustrated with some beautiful and 

 interesting experiments. 



Visitors having withdrawn, the names of the foUowino- 

 candidates for the title of 'corresponding members' were 

 brought forward, viz. : — 



A. C^J™^^^O.C., proposed by J. Stone, seconded by 



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AH t^ie candidates, having been balloted for, were declared 

 duly elected, and the meeting then adjourned. 

 Present, 87 members and visitors. 



MEETING, Nov. 11, 1870. 



The PuEsiDBNT in the Chair. 



This was the fii-st of an experimental series of meetings to 



be held occasionally in 'Big School,' when, from the pre 



sumed interest of the papers to be read, or communicatLs 



