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Society, that I would join the Croydon Club, and do all in my 
power to advance its interests. A few gentlemen enrolled their 
names, and so small did their advancement seem likely to prove, 
that it was proposed at first to meet at each other’s houses, and 
several meetings were held in my house. As vur number increased, 
it was felt that the meeting at each other’s houses was a source of 
inconvenience and discomfort, and therefore it was considered ad- 
visable to have another place for our meetings. You know the 
rest; you also know that Mr. Long became our hon. secretary, 
and worked for us as all members of a Society which was intended 
to be a success should work. Perhaps I am in a better position to 
speak of the able way in which Mr. Long has discharged his duties 
than any other member; for I have had frequently to confer with 
him on matters connected with the Club; and sometimes, without 
calling a committee’ meeting, we have acted upon our own re3pon- 
sibility, and I am pleased to say that what we did has in every 
case been thoroughly endorsed by the Club. I can therefore 
testify to the energy and ability which Mr. Long has infused into 
his labours, and to the courteous and genial manner in which he 
has concurred in any suggestions that have from time to time been 
made, not only by me, but by members of the committee and by the 
club generally. Mr. Long’s professional engagements having 
necessitated his retirement from the duties of the post he has so 
long and so faithfully discharged, it has been proposed by the Club 
to present him with some tangible mark of the respect in which he 
is held by them. Mr. Long having been asked to select something 
he would prefer, has chosen the handsome microscope which is now 
on the table. I have now the greatest pleasure in asking, on 
behalf of the Club, Mr. Long’s acceptance of that instrument; I 
hope it will assist him in his studies at home; that it will be 
useful to him, and advantageous to science; that he will bring it 
to the Club and place it at the disposal of gentlemen who read 
papers from time to time; and that he will continue to meet us 
with that hearty good will which I am sure we all feel towards 
him. (Applause.) 
The testimonial consisted of a handsome binocular microscope, 
by Crouch, which bears the following inscription :— 
Presented to Mr. Henry Lone, by the Croydon Microscopical Club, in 
pleasant remembrance of his having ably fulfilled the duties of Honorary 
Secretary, from the establishment of the Club, March 16th, 1870, to June 
17th, 1874. 
Mr. Lone, on rising, thanked Mr. Lee for his kind expressions, 
and for the great cordiality with which his name had been received | 
by the Club. Without wishing to depreciate the credit Mr. Lee 
had kindly given him for the part he had taken in the formation of 
