The papers read at the winter meetings, and the work exhibited, 

 have been of the highest excellence, and the Society has lived up 

 to its standard of combining efficiency with living interest. It has 

 been the constant policy of your Council to promote a practical 

 and modern application of all the subjects relating to microscopical 

 research, and to exclude pedantry on the one hand and mere idle 

 curiosity on the other. 



Among the varied engagements of the year were the following: — 



January. — The Presidential Address by Mr. Edward Fry on 

 " Cells and their development " with lantern illustrations. 



Febrt'ARV. — Dr. Tinne gave a kicid and humorous address 

 on " Glands," with lantern illustrations. 



March. — Mr. F. N. Pierce, F.E.S., an honorary member, 

 contributed a paper on " The Legs of Insects " illustrated with 

 well-executed drawings. 



April.— Mr. T. Muskett gave a resume of the Field Meetings 

 of the previous summer, with lantern illustrations. 



Mav. — Mr. F. Davidson, of London, gave a lecture and 

 demonstration of his Micro-Telescope and Super-Microscope, which 

 were much appreciated and discussed among the members. 



September.— Miss A. Evans, of the School of Tropical Medicine, 

 gave an address on " The Classification of Insects," with mounted 

 specimens illustrating the various classes. 



October.— The Manchester Microscopical Society gave us a 

 return lecture in the person of Mr. R. A. Wardle, lecturer in zoology 

 at Manchester Universitv, who gave a very humorous and inter- 

 esting lecture on " The" Romance of Scientific Discovery," with 

 lantern illustrations. 



November.— Mr. W. Narramore, F.L.S., gave an interesting 

 account of " Reproduction in Simple Green Plants," with lantern 

 illustrations. 



December.— This was an open meeting, and was devoted to 

 exhibitions under the microscopes and to general microscopical 

 gossip. 



