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eonversazione, when Messrs. Hennah, Sewell, R. Glaisyer, and Wonfor 
exhibited some interesting specimens, including Zoea of Crab, living 
crustaceans, and specimens of melicerta ringens, whose movements 
were much admired. 
Mr. Wonror called attention to the necessity of appointing the 
Committee to organise the microscopic displays at the forthcoming 
soirées of the British Association, and stated that he had received 
from the Secretaries of kindred Societies, favourable replies to 
enquiries, asking their aid and co-operation, and proposed that Dr. 
Hallifax, Messrs. Hennah, Sewell, C. P. Smith, Haselwood, W, H. 
Smith, G. Scott, F. E. Sawyer, the President (Mr. Hollis), and the 
Hon. Secretaries (Messrs. Wonfor and Onions), with power to add to 
their number, form the Microscopical Committee. It was resolved 
that these gentlemen be requested to make the necessary arrange- 
ments. 
Juty 11TH. 
ORDINARY MEETING—A SPECIMEN EVENING. 
Mr. Srmonps exhibited specimens of Cornish serpentine from 
Portesco, where it was worked ; a waterworn pebble, picked up near the 
Lizard Point; and ladies’ ornaments made of serpentine. He was 
struck with seeing pulpits, screens, and other ornamental work in the 
Cornish Churches of polished serpentine ; also brown rape from the 
Lizard, found on thyme ; two rare trefoils (Trifolium Bocconi and T. 
Molinerii), dodder, parasitic on furze near Penzance, and wild aspara- 
gus, a very rare plant. 
Mr. H. J. H. Nicuotts exhibited a vertebra from the Norfolk 
bone bed and a specimen of the shrike, or butcher bird. 
Mr. Expuicx exhibited and read portions from an inventory of the 
house of Cornelius Humphrey, of Newhaven, dated 1697, to show the 
difference in the value of corn and stock then andin 1872. It appeared 
that the prices were: malt, 24s per qr. ; oats, 12s; barley, 19s; 
