mittee regret that more do not avail themselves of the 

 opportunity of studying the raluable -works -which it 

 contains, and they beg to remind Members that Books 

 may be obtained from Mr Gwatkin, the Honorary 

 Librarian, at any time and taken home. 



The thanks of the Society are due to those gentle- 

 men who have read papers, and also to those who ha\e 

 exhibited microscopes and specimens ; and your Com- 

 mittee earnestly request the Members to give their 

 assistance to the Society by reading papers and 

 exhibiting objects of interest. 



The following are the sulgects uLich have been 

 introduced : — 



186S. 

 St-pt. 10. — A }iIicroscopical fleeting, at which Mr. 

 iSeymour Burrows exhibited crystals of acetate of 

 cupper, manganese, &c. ; the Rev. J. Cross, 

 squirrel ilea and other entomological prepara- 

 tions; Mr. Whateley, sting of wasp, proboscis 

 of humming-bird moth, tongues of blow and 

 common fly, and anchors of synapta ; ilr. 

 Gwatkin, crystals of native silver and gold 

 and arseniate of copper ; Dr. Hallifax, sections 

 of oak, showing the mycelium of the fungus 

 Helotium (rrugincmm ; ^Ir. Dennant, feathers of 

 humming-bird, eyes of drone-fly, and head of 

 crane-fly; Mr. Llennah, leaf of Beg .nia San- 

 dersii, showing peculiar groupings of stomataj 



