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The following are the names of some of the gentlemen 
who kindly contributed to the enjoyment of the company :— 
Mr. H. J. Slack, the Rev. T. Wiltshire, Capt. Tyler, 
Drs. Mundie, Matthews, Giffard, and Murie; Messrs. Loy, 
P. J. Butler, W. L. Freestone, Quick, W. T. Rabbits, Charters 
White, W. S. Kent, C. Stewart, Stephenson, Suffolk, Francis, 
Piper, Thomas, and Brown. ; 
The manufacturers who exhibited were, Mr. T. Ross, 53, 
Wigmore-street, Cayendish-square ; Messrs. Murray & Heath, 
69, Jermyn-street, 5.W.; Mr. C. Baker, High Holborn ; 
Mr. Moginie, 35, Queen’s-square, London ; Messrs. R. & J. 
Beck, 31, Cornhill; Mr. Charles Collins, Great Portland- 
street; Mr. James Swift, 43, University-street, Tottenham 
Court-road; Mr. J. W. Bailey, 162, Fenchurch-street ; Mr. 
W. F. Stanley, London Bridge, and Mr. Edmund Wheeler, 
of 48, Tollington-road, Holloway. 
The members of the Croydon Microscopical Club who 
exhibited, were Mr. H. Lee, Mr. J. W. Flower, Drs. Car- 
penter, Strong, Adams, Owen, and Philpot; Messrs. John 
Berney, A. B. Drummond, H. Lee, jun., H. Long, E. F. 
Jones, A. Bennett, G. Perry, F. W. Gill, T. Bindley, A. 
Crowley, G. Manners, George Purser, K. McKean, Fred. 
West, jun., G. N. Price, J. 8. Johnson, KE. B. Sturge, 
H. Ashby, A. Stevenson, Thomas Cushing, Henry Evans, 
C. W. Hovenden, Cooper, Ridley, Skinner, N. L. Austen, 
and T. Tritton. 
Mr. Ripiey and Mr. Cooper (coachman and gardener to 
Mr. Ridsdale, of ‘‘ The Elms,” Coombe-lane, Croydon), ex- 
hibited six cases of English butterflies, and insects of the 
beetle tribe, most artistically arranged; and Mr. Sxinner 
(carpenter on the estate of W. H. Peek, Esq., M.P.), several 
cases, the designs forming the Prince of Wales’ feathers, with 
the motto ‘‘Ich dien,’ and two erowns traced in small 
beetles. These cases were deservedly admired by the com- 
pany. 
A large number of curious and valuable articles were exhi- 
bited, amongst which may be noticed contributions by the 
PRESIDENT, by Mr. J. W. Fiower, Dr. Carpenter, Mr. 
N. L. Austen, and Mr. W. J. Witson. 
In addition to six microscopes, Mr. Ler exhibited speci- 
mens of Kuplectella (Siliceous sponge) and the Portuguese 
Bird’s Nest Sponge (Pheronema Grayit); a case of Chinese 
insects ; a chess-board, each square representing a different 
snow crystal as seen through the micrcseope, made by the 
deughter of Waterhouse Hawkins, Esq.; fossil and recent 
