Proceedings. cvu. 



and a former President, and he asked the Club to authorize 

 him to write to Mrs. Flower a letter of condolence and 



sympathy. , . , • r u i 



The proposal, which was supported in brief speeches by 

 Messrs. W. H. Rowland, Henry Turner, and Curling, was 

 carried unanimously. u c \if 



The minutes of the meeting held upon the loth ot May 

 were then read and signed. 



The following gentleman was balloted for and duly elected a 

 member of the Club :— John E. Syms, Trinity Lodge, Lower 

 Addiscombe. . 



The President announced that the foUowmg publications 

 had been received :—" Journal of Science (June, 1882), froni 

 the publishers; "Science Gossip," from the pubhshers ; and 

 the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 



With reference to the bazaar which was held in July last at 

 the Public Hall, the President stated that the sum realised 

 was £750, and that after deducting expenses about 200 guineas 

 would be paid to each of the three bodies who had combined 

 to hold the bazaar, viz., the Literary and Scientific Institution, 

 the School of Art, and the Microscopical Club. 



The President reported that during the recess the 

 Geologists' Association had paid a visit to the railway cutting 

 at Park Hill, where they were met by several members of the 

 Croydon Microscopical Club. 



With regard to the proposed visit of members of the Club 

 to the Natural History Museum at South Kensington, he 

 reported that he had been in correspondence with Professor 

 Owen and that he hoped before long to be able to announce 

 the date upon which the Professor could conduct the members 

 over the Museum. . 



The President further announced that the undermentioned 

 gentlemen had been appointed as additional members of sub- 

 committees :— Mr. Low-Sergeant, the Rev. George Bailey, 

 and the Rev. E. M. Geldart, tothe Zoological Sub-Committee; 

 Dr. Franklin Parsons, to the Botanical Sub-Committee , and 

 Mr. Thomas Walker, to the Geological Sub-Committee. 



The President stated that if there were any other 

 gentlemen who could render any assistance to the sub- 

 committees the committee would be very glad if they would 

 send in their names. 



Mr. Kenneth McKean then read a very interesting paper 

 upon " the Mollusca of the Club District" (see Transactions, 



article 32). , , , , . 



At its close, Mr. Lovbtt remarked that, though he had done 

 little or nothing compared to Mr. McKean in the same field, 

 there were one or two points of interest which he had noticed 



