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desirous that even more of those Members who have the opportunity will bring 
their instruments on these occasions, feeling sure that individual endeavour to 
show objects not hitherto exhibited acts as a healthy stimulus to the Members. 
The following Papers have been read :— 
January 6th.—‘‘ On the Organs of Respiration in some of the Invertebrate 
Animals,” by Mr. J. S. Jonson, M.R.C.S. ; and ‘‘Some Notes of Observa- 
tion of Animal Life in the Brighton Aquarium,” by the PRESIDENT. 
March 19th.—‘‘ On the Entozoa,’’ by Mr. Henry AsHBy. 
April 16th.—‘‘ On the Structure and Distribution of Blood Vessels,” by 
Dr. GREENFIELD. 
May 21st.—*‘ On Coleoptra,” by Mr. A. D. TAytor. 
September 17th.—‘‘ On Blood,” by Mr. Ceci, SAUNDERS. 
October 15th.—‘‘On several undecided or doubtful points in Natural 
History,” by Mr. Srmpson. 
November 19th.—‘‘ On Dry Rot and its Cryptogamic Alliances,” by Dr. 
ALFRED CARPENTER. 
December 17th.—‘* On Colour of Flowers,’’ by Mr. CHARLES JECKs. 
The Fourth Annual Soirée was held on the 26th November. The larger 
and smaller halls of the Literary Institution, besides extra rooms, having been 
secured for it, greater accommodation was afforded for visitors and exhibitors, 
and it is pleasing to the Committee to report that amongst the latter was a 
greater number of our Members; and as other Clubs were also more fully 
represented, the table-room of the larger hall was devoted almost exclusively 
to microscopes, and there was a better display of instruments than at any pre- 
vious Sovrée. 
The smaller hall was well filled with objects of interest, and an extra room 
was set apart for dissolving views, kindly provided and shown by Mr. George 
Manners, a Member of the Committee. It was arranged that exhibitors, not 
Members of the Club, should have an extra ticket for a friend, so that the 
attendance was much increased, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the 
weather on the day of the Soirée, tickets to the amount of £22 7s. 6d. were 
sold. 
The thanks of the Club have been conveyed to the Members of the follow- 
ing Societies, who kindly assisted on the occasion :—The Royal Microscopical 
Society, the Quekett Microscopical Club, the Forest Hill and Sydenham 
Microscopical Club, the South London Microscopical Club, the Old Change 
Microscopical Society, and the Hackney Scientific Association. 
Excursions to the following places were arranged during the summer 
recess :— 
June 14th.—To Reigate, in connection with the Quekett Club. 
June 17th.—To Leatherhead, and Quekett Club Annual Dinner. 
July 12th.—To Hampton Court. 
August 12th.—To Wandsworth Common. 
September 6th.—To Bromley, for Keston. 
There is room for improvement in the number of Members who join in 
these excursions, and the Committee would be glad to receive any suggestion 
calculated to induce others to attend them. It has been suggested to the 
Committee that early morning excursions in the neighbourhood during the 
summer months might be sufficiently supported to encourage their organisa- 
tion. It would certainly afford an opportunity for combined outdoor work to 
those who cannot attend the Saturday afternoon excursions. 
