Ixil. Proceedings. 
Yew Trees in the eastern half of the county of Surrey, prepared by 
Mr. E. Straker. : 
In addition to the papers above mentioned, numerous objects of 
interest, many of them connected with the Natural History of the 
district, have been brought before the members, and have been 
discussed at the various meetings. 
An excursion was made on 12th June to Caterham, White Hill, 
and Godstone, in conjunction with the members of the Quekett and 
South London Microscopical Clubs, and on Saturday, rgth June, the 
members, by invitation from the Geologists’ Association of London, 
joined the members of that society in a geological examination of 
the district between Croydon and Riddlesdown. 
Mr. F. J. Horniman, of Forest Hill, having kindly given the 
members a second invitation to visit his museum, a party of twenty- 
one attended on 18th December, and were exceedingly interested in . 
the inspection of the collection. 
The eleventh annual soiree was held at the Public Hall, on 
Wednesday, 24th November, and was attended by Fellows of the 
Royal Microscopical Society, and members of the Quekett, South 
London, Sydenham, New Cross, Hackney, Greenwich, and Tower 
Hill Clubs, also by private exhibitors, by whom and by members of 
the Club one hundred and sixty-three microscopes were exhibited, 
together with many interesting works of art and antiquities, and 
numerous objects connected with Natural History and Microscopy. 
The attendance was as follows :—One hundred and forty-six members, 
ninety-four exhibitors (non-members), and five hundred and eighty- 
one visitors. Total, eight hundred and twenty-one, as against eight 
hundred and fifteen in 1879. 
Members of the Club have also attended the soirees of the New 
Cross and Greenwich Clubs, and have also given exhibitions of 
microscopical objects at the Church of England Young Men’s 
Society’s meetings at North End, and at the Public Hall, besides 
assisting at exhibitions for the Mitcham Working Men’s Institute, 
and the South Norwood Orphanage. 
The Journals and Reports of the Royal Microscopical Society, the 
Quekett, Watford, New Cross, Hackney, East Kent, South London, 
Eastbourne, Brighton and Sussex, and Belgian Clubs and Societies, 
have been received. 
The following donations were made to the Club :— 
“The Hunterian Oration”’ for February, 1863, second section, 1880, 
by Dr. Gulliver, F.R.S., from the author; ‘‘ Notes on the weather of 
1879,” by Mr. Edward Mawley, F.M.S., by the author; Six vols. 
‘‘ British Rainfall,” by G. T. Symons, for the years 1865, 1866, 1867, 
1868, 1869, 1870; by Mr. Thomas Cushing, F.R.A.S., ten vols.—35, 
36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45. Part 1, vol. 46, and one Cata- 
logue of Broadsides of the “ Archzologia,” published by the Society 
of Antiquaries of London, by Mr. William Drummond, as a memento 
of his brother, Mr. John Drummond, deceased; Professor Bell’s 
edition of Gilbert White’s ‘‘ Natural History ot Selborne,” 2 vols; 
and 3 vols. ‘‘ British Rainfall,’ by Mr. Philip Crowley, F.Z.S.3 
Report of Excursion of Geologists’ Association to Camberley, Surrey, 
by Professor T. Rupert Jones; ‘‘ Science Gossip,” monthly, from the 
Publisher, Mr. D. Bogue; Duplicate copies of the Quekett Club 
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