REPORT, 1880-1. 



Having now arrived at the end of the Society's year, your 

 Council would place this the Ninth Annual Report in your hands, 

 congratulating the Members on the continued advance of the 

 Society in the objects set forth in the original prospectus. 



They regret that owing to many Members having left the neigh- 

 bourhood, there is a decrease in the numbers of the Society. At 

 the corresponding period of last year we had 95 members whilst 

 we now have 89. 



The following papers have been read at the respective meetings : — 

 1879. 

 Dec. 9. W. T. Suffolk, F.R.M.S., " Illuminating Apparatus 

 (of Microscopes)." 



J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S., F.Z.S., on " Some Aspects of 



the Evolution of Life." 

 W. J. Spratling, B.Sc, F.G.S., " Stones." 

 Hon. Secretary, " Electric Lighting." 

 VV. J. Spratling, B.Sc, F.G.S., " Geology of the South 



of England." 

 Short Papers. 

 W. G. Ranger, M.R.C.S., " Demonstration of the 



Anatomy of a Mammal." 



Owing to the indisposition of Mr. Henry Crouch, his paper on 

 " The Microscope, its popular and general uses," to be read on 

 the 8th September, was unavoidably postponed. 



The Council would take this opportunity of thanking those who 

 have thus so ably contributed to the interests of the Society. 



