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After some furthei' conversation, in which the Rev. J. H. 

 Cross, Mr. O. Fox. Mr. Dennet, and Mr. Haselwood took pai-t, 



Mr. WoNFOR briefly acknowledged the vote of thanks that 

 had been passed to bim; and, in turn, proposed a hearty vote of 

 thanks to the Directoi's of the Aquariuui for facilities they had 

 afforded him in obtaining information, and for the way in which 

 they had helped the society on various occasions. 



Mr. Haselwood seconded. 



The Hon. Howe Browne, in acknowledging the vote, stated 

 that the Directors would continue to be, as they had at all times 

 been, willing to afford every assistance to the society in providing 

 scientific entertainment, or the means of scientific investigation. 



May 27 th. 



MICROSCOPICAL MEETING.— GENERAL EVENING. 



The announced paper was on " Vegetable textile fibres, 

 microscopically considered," by Mr. C. F. Dennet. Mr. J. C. 

 Haselwood, Vice-President, having taken the chair, said he 

 believed Mr Dennet could not fulfil his engagement, but Mr. 

 Wonfor would make an explanation on his behalf, and would, 

 moreover, provide some objects of interest. 



Mr. T. W. Wonfor said he had received a note from Mr. 

 Dennet, to say that he was " knocked up and unable to leave his 

 room," and, on going to see him, he found he really was seriously ill. 

 Having to go to London the day before, on business in connection 

 with the Museum, he made his way round to their good friend, Mr. 

 Curties, of High Holborn, and in ten minutes he packed up some 

 objects which he thought would interest them. Among them were 

 some transparent mountings, made up out of butterfly scales and 

 diatoms. These objects, instead of being opaque, were transparent. 

 Mr. Curties also found him one of the red deer ticks, which, they 

 would remembei', had wings ; and he promised them some more 

 specimens of the other species. In addition to these, he enclosed 

 some mountings by a mounter new to England, namely, Rodig, of 

 Hamburg, who gained a medal at the Vienna Exhibition of 

 1873 ; certainly some of them were very clean pi'eparations. A 



