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The Fifteenth Meeting was held on Monpay, October 13th. 
The Prestpent exhibited some hawk-moths. H. A. MacpHerson 
some green lizards from Fontainebleau ; F. Popmors a fungus, and 
the tail of a skate, and some cp eg Syngnathus), which had been 
presented to the Museum by G. C. P. Williams-Freeman. 
The Present then gave a lecture on the principles and practice of 
the Common Pump, illustrated by diagrams, a model, and coloured 
water. 
W. E. Smrre read to the Society the result of the meteorological 
observations taken during the summer holidays and the first week of the 
This was the first meeting at which the Society was honoured by the 
presence of lady visitors. | 
There were three visitors, eight honorary members, and twenty-seven 
members present at this meeting. 
The Sixteenth Meeting was held on Monday, GOctober 27th. The 
Presipent exhibited a male and female of the Japanese silk-worm moth 
(Bombyx Pernyi). 
(©. C. Arxinson read a paper on Photography, illustrating it as far as 
the nature of the light would allow. : 
There were eight visitors, nine honorary members, and sixteen members 
t at this meeting. 
The Seventeenth Meoting was held on November 10th. 
The Presment exhibited a dormouse. (©. C. Arxinson rose to pro- 
ed that meetings of the Society be held weekly, and that other Science 
sides Natural Bcianee come in the province of the Society. The motion 
was seconded by B. K. Bourpuunon ; the consideration of these questions 
was deferred till the next meeting. 
W. E. Surrm delivered a lecture on Combustion, illustrated by experi- 
ments shewing the burning of different substances in Oxygen. 
There were five honorary members, twenty-nine members, and six 
Visitors present at this meeting. 
The Eighteenth aps held on Monday, November 24th. ©. 0. 
Arxinson proposed, and B. K. Bourpmuon seconded the following 
Motions, which were carried by the Society :— 
¥ 1. That there be held terminally two meetings at least in addition 
; to the fortnightly meetings. 
2. That it be in the power of the Committee to settle the date of 
these meetings, and to hold more when necessary. 
3. That these aperg: * be given up entirely to the exhibition of 
~. specimens, and the discussion thereon. 
_ 4, That no specimens be exhibited Bxcens at these meetings. 
5. That these meetings, to distinguish them from the regular 
; meetings, be termed “Specimen Meetings.” 
_ The following motions also were proposed by the Committee, and 
é ie by the Society :— 
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hat for the present wording of Rule IX. be substituted, “ That 
there be a terminal subscription of two shillings from all mem- 
hie bers of the Society.” , 
r 2. That in Rule XI. the words “7 e.: be not subject to Rules VI. and 
. VII.,” be omitted. 
