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Nore; W. Low-Serjeant, pond life; also nail embedded in 
oak; A. D. Taylor, gold tail moth—Porthesia auriflua; A. 
Warner, pediculus pubis about to cast its skin; E. Straker, 
dried specimens of thirty-seven species of plants in flower 
gathered in the present month. 
ELEVENTH ANNUAL SOIREE. 
Held on Wednesday, November 24th, 1880. 
This was held, as in past years, in the Large and Small 
Public Halls. 146.members and 675 visitors were present, 
making a total of 821. 163 microscopes were exhibited. 
The stage was again beautifully decorated with a choice 
collection of plants from the conservatories of Mr. Philip 
Crowley, and the walls of the large hall were hung with a 
series of valuable drawings from the collection of Mr. Geo. 
Butterworth. The music performed during the evening was 
under the direction of Mr. Geo. Webb. 
Among the nnmerous objects exhibited were a large and 
varied collection of shells which were sent by the President, 
anda large and very fine collection of Humming Birds exhibited 
by Mr. W. F. Footit. The latter, which occupied nearly the 
whole of one side of the small Hall, from the great brilliancy 
of their colours, deservedly attracted a great deal of attention. 
In the Old School of Art Room a set of Crookes’ Radiant 
Matter Tubes, kindly lent by Mr. L. P. Casella, of London, 
were exhibited by Mr. T. Cushing, and were very ably described 
by him from time to time during the evening. 
Mr. E. Lovett exhibited about 250 specimens of British 
Stalk Eyed Crustacea, obtained and prepared by himself, and 
the Rev. E. W. Field an interesting collection of seals and 
brasses. Mr. H. M. Klaassen exhibited a chameleon, sent by 
Mr. John H. Ley; also, a collection of mosses, ferns, and 
lichens under a large graphoscope, and specimens of Alpine 
plants, with English plants of the same genus. Mr. A. F. 
Sealy, of Cambridge, exhibited a complete collection of British 
Butterflies ; and collections of Lepidoptera were also shewn 
by Mr. J. Berney, the Rev. E. M. Geldart, and Mr. H. A. 
Auld. Mr. A. D. Taylor exhibited a micro-aquarium; Mr. 
Alfred Russel Wallace a number of interesting objects of Malay 
manufacture; Mr. E. W. Foss, a number of objects from 
Japan; Mr. A. Barker, Zulu weapons, dresses, and ornaments. 
Mr. A. H. Hinton sent a collection of chalk fossils; Mr. John 
Drage, a case of birds obtained at the Lizard Point, Cornwall ; 
Dr. Morton, a collection of shells; and Mr. T. D. Russell, a 
