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Librarian) exhibited interesting objects under microscopes. Among 

 those shown by the President were spinnerets of the spider, 

 effectively seen with the spot lens, and peristomes of funaria ex- 

 liibited by Mr. Haselwood. Crystals from vapour of coke were 

 likewise shewn with the polariscope by the President. The 

 President also reminded the Members that, on Wednesday next, 

 the annual soiree of the Croydon Microscopical Club would be 

 held, to which they were invited ; and that the December Micro- 

 scopical meeting, falling in Christmas week, would not take place. 



December 14th, 1876. 



OKDINAEY MEETING. 



Mr. Sawyer exhibited an interesting specimen brought by 

 him from the petrifying spring near the sub-Wealden boring at 

 Netherfield, Battle, which was visited by the Society at their 1874 

 annual excursion. The specimen gave an excellent idea of the 

 action of the spring, being an irregular mass of stalactitic shape. 

 He also showed spec- mens of stone from the Nightingale Valley, 

 Bristol, one of which was plainly composed of minute shells, the 

 other showing the presence of zoophytes. 



Mr. C. E. Clayton showed a tooth of eleiTlMS primogenus, 

 dredged up 15 nules off Beachy Head, and tliickly incrusted by 

 marine deposit. Mr. Clayton suggested, in default of the theory 

 that the specimen had been washed from the elephant bed at 

 Kemp Town, whether a similar bed might not exist where the 

 specimen was found 1 Mr. Clayton also produced what appeared 

 to be an axe-head of very ancient date, found in the course of 

 some drainage excavations in Montpelier Place. It was formed 

 nearly wholly of copper. 



Mr. W. Saunders handed round for inspection a portion of a 

 siliceous sponge known as the blanket sponge, from its flattened 

 shape and peculiar texture. It was found off the coast of Portugal, 

 at the great depth of 500 fathoms, being attached to the 1851 

 electric cable. 



