April 7th — A Paper, entitled " Abnormal Variations in the 

 Corpuscular Elements of the Blood," was read by 

 Dr. John Hay. A series of hand-drawn, coloured lantern 

 slides, made by Dr. R. J. M. Buchanan, were shown in 

 illustration of the subject. The paper is printed with the 

 present report. 



May 5th — This meeting was held jointly with the members of 

 the Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society, and 

 was chiefly devoted to the exhibition and study of living 

 organisms. Mr. H. E. Davies gave an interesting account 

 of a remarUable organism growing in a 10% solution of 

 sulphuric acid, and this he had had under observation 

 eight months. 



The meeting proved most interesting, and many were 

 the expressions signifying a desire for more gatherings of 

 a like nature. 



The exhibits (too numerous to record) were well chosen 

 and admirably displayed. 



The following members of the Lancashire and Cheshire 

 Entomological Society were exhibitors : Miss Bikch, 

 Dr. Bell, Dr. Tinne, Mr. M. B. Prince, Mr. H. B. 

 Score, Mr. R. Wilding, and Mr. E. J. B. Sopp. 



October 6th — A Paper, entitled " Germ-Cells, with Special 

 Reference to the Recent Researches of Dr. John 

 Beard," was read by Mr. W. T. Havdon. The lantern 

 slides and the preparations shown at the conversazione 

 in illustration of the Paper were kindly lent for the 

 purpose by Dr. Beard. The paper is printed with the 

 present report. 



November 3rd — A Paper, entitled " Plant Hairs and their 

 Function," was read by Mr. R. Croston, in which he 

 described in a lucid and interesting manner the numerous 

 forms and varied functions of plant hairs. A number of 

 well-chosen photo-micrographs were shown in illustration. 

 At the conversazione a large number of preparations of 

 plant hairs were exhibited. 



