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following objects were exhibited : — 



Amoeba Wji. Narramore. 



Bacillus mithraeis in liiver Frank Tate. 



Disease Germs, Tubercle, &c. Dr. Newton. 



Fire Ant of Jamaica Chas. H. H. Walker. 



Fungi Racstdea lacerota Thomas Birks. 



Lei>idopterous Scales F. N. Pierce. 



LungTissui's Robert Nicholson. 



Micrastcrias dcnticulata T. C. Eyley. 



Odostomm sytfiraKs (Testaceous MoUusca) A. Leicester. 



Polycystinoc irom "QurhdiAoes, A F. Dumergue. 



Trichina spiralis in Cat's tongue H. E. Davie.s. 



Sections of Pancreas F. C. Larkin. 



Transverse Section Eye of /"cc^eji isZajirfjcMS A. K. Dweuryhouse. 



May 5th. — The President, Dr. F. C. Larkin, made reference to the field 

 meeting which was held at Formby on Saturday, the 29th ultimo, which, 

 he informed the meeting, was well attended, and had i-esulted in some very 

 satisfactory captures, in the shape of Rotiferte, Desmidite, Algje, &c. which 

 would be exhibited at the Conversazione, at the end of the meeting. He 

 intimated that the Committee had decided to hold two more Field Meeting.s 

 during the summer, viz. on Saturday, the 3id June, and on Saturday, the 

 2nd September, which he hoped would be well attended. Mr. J. Davies, 

 F.C.S., then read the Paper of the evening, entitled, " Some Further Notes 

 on Pedesis." After giving a short resume of the facts laid before the Society 

 in his last paper on the subject, Mr. Davies described sonic further experi- 

 ments which he had been making in connection with the retarding action 

 of mineral acids and salts on sulphate of barium, mercuric sulphide, and 

 other solutions in which this extraordinary phenomenon of motion without 

 life is vigorously apparent. He also drew attention to the fact that the 

 detergent properties of soaps and alkaline solutions is in a large measure 

 due to the power which these substances have of accelerating this peculiarly 

 vigorous oscillating motion of exeedingly minute particles suspended in 

 fluids. He concluded a very interesting communication by drawing a 

 parallel between this pedetic motion and the theoretical vibration of molecules 

 of matter; and after some friendly criticism by the Pre.sident and Jlr. 

 Edward Davies, F C. S. , of the views set forth, the meeting concluded with 

 the usual Conversazione, at which the following objects were exhibited : — 



Cuscuta eiiropea aita.ched to Tri/olium W. J. Haydon. 



Eyes of Nanplius Cyclops qua dricornis Ch.\s. Knight. 



Pedesis 1 ( Frank Tate. 



Do. V Illustrating Paper < J. Davies. 



Do. J ( W. Woolcot. 



Section (stained) Ji(«« ca9ii?ir( J. AI. Williams. 



Do. Human Scalp A. F. Du.mergue. 



Living objects — 



Eggs, Larva and Imago of Culex pipiens Joseph Wall 



Granular movement in i'MTnirfiae W. Narramore. 



Volvox glohator A. T. Smith, Jun. 



