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January 17. — First Mounting Class; some good preliminary work was 

 clone. 



These meetings were continued at stated intervals until the illness of 

 Mr. Burgess obliged him to suspend them, and they were not again resumed. 



Janijary 27. — The usual Gossip, at which the Curator exhil)ited QLcistes 

 Pilula and Argulus Foliaceus (Bolton tubes). Pollen of Cedar of Lebanon and 

 " Oak Spangles " were shown as specimens of work by the Alounting Class. 



Febri;ary 4. — The Society was represented by the Hon. Secretary at a 

 Deputation of Natural History Clubs, which waited on the Metropolitan Board 

 of Works to obtain the assistance of that body in opposing the scheme of 

 running a railway through Epping Forest, as put forward by the Great Eastern 

 Railway Company. 



February 10. — After the usual business the President brought forward a 

 proposal by which a more efficient Library could be ensured, viz., by obtaining 

 books on loan from the Members for various periods, say 3, 6 or 12 months ; the 

 Librarian to have full charge of the same for the time being. 



As the Hackney Soiree fell upon the Gossip night, it was announced that this 

 meeting would be omitted. W. J- Spratling, B. Sc, F.G.S., then gave a very 

 interesting paper on " Stones," illustrated by drawings and many specimens, to 

 an unusually large attendance. This was well received, and a hearty vote of thanks 

 accorded. The Paper dealt more particularly with Granite, Sand, and Lime- 

 stones — those in most common use. 



February 15. — The Society was represented at the Soiree of the Erith and 

 Belvedere Natural History and Scientific Society. 



February 24. — The First Soiree of the Hackney Microscopical Society, at 

 which the New Cross was well represented, was held in the New Morley 

 Hall. 



March 8. — "Special Exhibition Meeting" at St. Peter's Hall. This was 

 confined to the Society and their friends, though the Secretaries of the other 

 Clubs, usually present at the Conversaziones, were invited. It was intended that 

 this should be taken as a test, and if successful similar meetings should be held 

 frequently. Unfortunately the attendance, though good, was not what was 

 expected. 



The Lecture Hall was under the able superintendence of Mr. W. Gregory, 

 who exhibited various scientific apparatus for Mr. J. H. Steward, of the Strand. 



The Large Hall was well filled with exhibits. On the walls were hung several 

 Physiological Diagrams, kindly lent by W. J. Spratling, B. Sc, F.G.S. ; also 

 Photographic Views, extending round the room above the tables, by Mr. Burls 

 per Mr. A. S. Vince. 



Cases of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, etc., were shown by Messrs. R. H. F. 

 Rippon, F. J. Gregory, C. H. Goodman, and Geo. T. Collingwood, who also 

 exhibited polished Madrapores from South Devon ; Fossils and Meteorlites by 

 Mr. F. J. Geogory ; and a working model of the English Lever Watch (on an 

 enlarged scale) by Mr. G. E. Powell. 



Mr. Geo. Dannatt, Secretary of the Greenwich Society, showed Platino- 

 Cyanide of Yttriam, and Acetate of Copper with and without Polarized Light. 



A number of Microscopes were upon the tables, in which were many objects 

 of interest, amongst which are the following : — 



Salicine, Scales of Fern (Polar), Foot and Sucker of Dytiscus, etc., Martin 

 Burgess; Egg of Salmon (showing circulation), Lophopus, etc., Frank Harris- 

 son ; Sec. Human Finger and Hair, F. J. Gregory ; Vegetable Sections, 

 A. S. Vince ; Hippuris Vulgaris (Marestail), G. T. Collingwood ; Bud of Lily 

 (trans, sec), F. Bridges; Copper Formate, G. P. Berry; Human Kidney, 

 C. Ray Woods ; Chamceodora Hartwegii, etc. , A. Bliss ; Crystalized Silver and 

 an Electric Spark, R. Alexander ; Sponge Spicules, E. A. Swan ; Mites in 



