ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



1877-78. 



Oct. 13th 1876. 

 ANNUAL MEETING 



The out-going President (Mr. Dennant) said it was custom- 

 ary for the President when he vacated the chair to offer a few 

 valedictory remarks, and it was only fair to suppose that having 

 had twelve months' experience in the conduct of the Society 

 he would be in a position to offer some suggestions of a practical 

 jiature with regard to its future. He had, therefore, to ask their 

 forbearance a few minutes while he endeavoured, in aquiescence 

 >vith that custom, to bow himself metaphorically out of that 

 position to which they did him the honour to elect him a year 

 ago. He would not weary them by recapitulating the work of the 

 year, but he might be excused if he summed it up — as he did 

 with considerable pleasure — as a year of marked success as 

 regards the character and quality of the papers which had been 

 submitted to them ; and he begged very heartily to thank those 

 gentlemen who had read papers for their able contributions. To 

 those kind friends who helped to make the soiree such a success 

 he also desired to express his sincere thanks. But he would not 

 be doing his duty if he did not say that the microscopical 

 meetings during the past year have not been so well attended as 

 they should have been. 



A certain few staunch friends have been most constant in 

 attendance with their microscopes, and if a few more micro- 

 scopists would take the trouble to bring their instruments, for the 



