Proceedings. ili. 
E. Lovett, silicious sponge from the Cape of Good Hope, con- 
taining young bivalve mollusca, also a barometrical chart 
showing fluctuations from the rst February, 1877; Mr. K. 
McKean, the young of Limnceus Pereger, hatched last summer; 
and Mr. H. Long a section of ivory. 
Ordinary Meeting, 15th May, 1878. 
ALFRED CARPENTER, Esq., M.D., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The PresIDENT called attention to the very small number of 
members who were present at the conversational meetings, 
which were held on the first Monday in each month, and 
reminded the members that these meetings were tried as an 
experiment only, and that if they were not better attended in 
the future it would become necessary to consider whether it 
would not be desirable to discontinue them. 
Mr. C. T. HopcEs read a very interesting paper on ‘‘ The 
Natural History and Instinct of the Bee,” which was followed 
by a paper by Mr. T. J. Batpwin, on “ Bees and their 
management.” 
The subjects dealt with in these papers were discussed at 
considerable length by Mr. Hodges, Mr. Baldwin, the Presi- 
dent, and Mr. Frewer. 
The following objects were exhibited :—Messrs. Neighbour 
and Sons, an improved cottage hive, a Stewarton hive, and a 
frame hive, with their new sectional supers; Mr. Baldwin, 
a unicomb glass hive with living bees, Ligurian queen, and an 
improved frame hive; Mr. E. Lovett, the cast skin of a green 
lizard (Lacerta Viridis); Mr. S. Overton, microscopical 
objects. 
The PrEsIDENT announced that this was the last meeting of 
the session, and that the next ordinary meeting of the Club 
would be on September 18th. 
ExcurSsION TO REDHILL, NUTFIELD, AND BLETCHINGLEY. 
Saturday, 15th F$une, 1878. 
In this, which was the first excursion of the season, the 
members left East Croydon at 2.44 for Redhill Junction, where 
they were joined by members of the Royal Microscopical 
Society, and of the Quekett and South London Clubs. The 
