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planorbis albus lo days old, showing first appearance of spiral 

 form ; by Mr. Low-Sergeant, under his microscope, alcyonia 

 digitalis alive ; by Mr. Edward Lovett, under his microscope, 

 swimming foot of crustacean, sqiiilla desmarestii, showing 

 fringed plates and pigment cells ; by Mr. A. Warner, under 

 his microscope, section of ovary of daffodil ; by Mr. Collyer, 

 specimens of Cinnabar moths and tiger beetles. 



Ordinary Meeting, May loth, 1882. 

 Philip Crowley, Esq., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the meeting held on the 12th April were 

 read and signed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club : — St. John Boultbee and Edward 

 Bidwell. 



The following donations were announced : — " Science 

 Gossip," from the publishers ; Journal of the Royal Micro- 

 scopical Society ; Third Annual Report of the Lewisham and 

 Blackheath Scientific Association ; Fourth Annual Report of 

 the Erith and Belvedere Natural Histor\- and Scientific 

 Society ; Proces Verbal of the Belgian Microscopical Society, 

 25th March, 1882 ; Notes and Observations of the British 

 Stalk-eyed Crustacea, from Mr. Lovett. 



The Chairman announced that a circular letter had been 

 received from the Essex Field Club forwarding the proof of a 

 proposed memorial " to the Conservators and others in favour 

 of the retention of the highly interestmg and valuable natural 

 features of Epping Forest, and the desirability of protecting in 

 every way the wild animals and plants inhabiting the same." 



The meeting decided to adopt the memorial, and the 

 President and Secretary were requested to sign it in behalf of 

 the Club. 



The President read a letter which he had received from 

 Mr. Nathaniel Waterall asking whether the Club could arrange 

 for visits to be made to the Natural History Museum at South 

 Kensington. 



The meeting was of opinion that the suggestion was a good 

 one, and it was left to the President to endeavour to give 

 effect to it and to make the necessary arrangements. 



The President announced that the Annual Soiree would be 

 ■held on Wednesday, the 22nd November next. 



With the permission of the President Mr. W. F. Stanley 

 drew attention to a new publication entitled " Studies in 

 Microscopical Science," a weekly periodical for the use of 



