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In answer to some remarks in the course of the lecture about ventilation 
without draught, Mr. Brapsy explained the system of ventilation in use at 
the College, which is that invented by Mr. Watson. 
The lecture, though short, had none of the faults complained of by the 
_ Prestpent at the preceding meeting, filling it with obscure allusions and 
___ technicalities, as few as possible of these latter being used. 
; There were three honorary members, twenty members, and eleven visitors 
present at this meeting. 
The Twenty-third Meeting was held on Monday, March 9th. 
C. Gurdon and R. G. Cope were elected Members of the Society. 
A. Anson read a paper on the Unicorn and Sea Serpent, in which he 
brought forward a large amount of evidence in support of the conclusion that 
there was some large animal still existing in the Northern Seas, probably a 
Saurian allied to the presumably extinct Plesiosaur. On the votes of the 
Society being taken, a large majority were found to be in favour of the 
existence of the Sea Serpent. 
A. D. Carutstz, Esq., then stated that he had seen a Sea Serpent in the 
Indian Ocean, some 400 miles from land; it was about eight feet long. 
much eyidence for the existence of these animals as for that of the Sea Serpent. 
There were eight honorary members, twenty-seven members, and ten 
’ preserved in glass bottles; and A. D. Carutszz, Esq. said there was quite as 
i visitors present at this meeting. 
The Twenty-fourth Meeting was held on Monday, March 28rd, and. was 
devoted to exhibition of specimens and experiments. 
J. W. Ewing and J. H. C. Coode were elected Members of the Society. 
F. Podmore was re-elected Secretary; and B. K. Bourdillon, L. 8S. Milford, 
- and W. E. Smith were re-elected on the Committee. 
_. ‘The Prestpenr exhibited the processes for determining the specific 
_ gravity of a substance, whether in or out of water. R. W. Bowyer, Esq. 
exhibited under the microscope some slides presented to the Society by 
H. Poole. H. A. Phillips superintended the working of a still of his 
construction, which extracted some spoonstul of alcohol from a flask 
ort wine. W. E. Smith produced a musical flame from the burning of 
of hydrogen ina long tube of glass, open at both ends. The President 
ited some shells from the coast of Wales. H. A. Macpherson a pair of 
horns of an antelope, and some other animal, name unknown. J. R. Twisden, 
_ Anthophora acervorum, and cells; and yarious other things were exhibited by 
other members. 
_ The attendance at this meeting, both of visitors and members, was 
The meng shia Meeting was held on Monday, May 4th. 
H. Steward was elected a Member. 
J. R. Twispen read a paper on the Habits of Ants, After describing the 
