Proceedings. XXXiX. 
Annual Meeting, Fanuary 21st, 1880. 
Joun Fiower, M.A., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Mr. W. Adamson, jun., Mr. John Browning, Mr. Arnold 
Pye-Smith, Mr. William J. Fuller, Mr. William C. Dade, and 
Dr. James T. Hinton, were balloted for and elected. 
The PresIDENT announced that the soiree of the New Cross 
Microscopical Club was fixed for Tuesday, February 24th. 
Referring to the notice given by Dr. Carpenter at the last 
meeting, of his intention to bring before this meeting a proposal 
to provide permanent quarters for the Club, the PRESIDENT 
announced that as Dr. Carpenter was detained in London he 
would not be able to lay his proposal before the Club. 
The Hon. Secretary then read the report of the committee 
and their balance-sheet for the year 1879 as follows :— 
REPORT. 
The committee have again the pleasure of submitting to the 
members of the Club their annual report of its proceedings, and in 
doing so draw attention to the fact that this is the tenth annual 
meeting which has been held, and that on April 6th next, the Club 
will have completed the tenth year of its existence. 
During the year 1879, twenty three ordinary members have been 
elected, and owing chiefly to the many removals from the neighbour- 
hood, twenty-three members have resigned. The committee regret 
to add that two members, Mr. W. S. Masterman and Mr. Henry 
Sykes have died. The following distinguished men have been 
elected honorary members of the Club :—Mr. John Evans, D.C.L., 
F.R.S., Professor W. H. Flower, L.L.D., F.R.S., Professor Joseph 
Prestwich, M.A., F.R.S., Professor George Rolleston, D.M., F.R.S. 
The total number of members on 31st December, was 238 ordinary 
and five honorary members. 
The following papers have been read :-— 
February 26th.—Mr. Henry Turner, “On Yeast.” 
March 19th.-Dr. ALFRED CARPENTER, “On Ants.” The PREsI- 
DENT, ‘‘ Ornithological Notes.” 
Apvil 16th.—Mr. J. W. Watuts, ‘On Man: his social progress in 
Pre-historic Times.” The PREsIDENT, ‘“ On the nesting habits of the 
Cuckoo;” and ‘“ On the anatomy and mechanism of the breastbone 
‘of the Gannet.” 
May 21st.—Mr. Wm. Incrams, ‘“ On Diatomacece.” 
Sept. 17th. —Dr. CARPENTER, remarks ‘On a fungoid growth ona 
piece of oak, and ‘‘ On some recent floods at Llandula, North Wales.” 
Mr. E. Lovett, “ Notes on the Geology of the Island of Jersey.” 
Oct. 15th.—Mr. W. J. Nation, “ On wood sections.” 
Nov. 19th.—Mr. Tuos. Cusuina, F.R.A.S., ‘“* Notes on barometers, 
with experiments, illustrative of the principles on which they are 
constructed.” 
Dec. 17th.—Mr. W. J. Nation, “ Further remarks in continuation 
of his former paper ‘ On wood sections.’”” Mr. E. Lovett, “ On the 
presence of chalk flints on a part of the coast of the Island of Jersey,” 
