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ings when no paper is read, is found to be productive of interest ; 

 that " On the Cause of the Metallic Lustre on the Wings of the 

 Lepidoptera," hrought written communications from Mr. Latham, 

 INIr. Dancer, and Mr. Unwin, all containing valuable information and 

 suggestions ; it led also to the rediscovery of an important paper 

 on the Lepidoptera in a French periodical, published twenty-seven 

 years ago, a portion of which Mr. Latham kindly translated and 

 printed for distribution. 



The Section may be congratulated upon the additions to the 

 cabinet during the past session ; it is now comparatively well sup- 

 plied with objects, to which Mr. Hurst's donation of his private 

 collection of microscopical ohjects has mainly contributed. 



A subscription was open amongst your members for the benefit 

 of the widow and children of the late Professor Quekett, but it was 

 found that there were two committees in London with different 

 objects in view, as claimants for the fund ; and also that the Royal 

 College of Surgeons had provided liberally for the family ; your 

 subscription list was therefore cancelled. A local memorial was sug- 

 gested, and three new lists were opened. For Dr. Beale's committee 

 the sum of ^11 10*. was collected and remitted. Several sums 

 were given for the Manchester Quekett Memorial, and that 

 list is yet open. When the amount subscribed was sufficiently 

 large to warrant the expenditure, it was resolved that a microscope 

 should be purchased, to remain in the Society's room for the use of 

 the subscribers. The microscope is now before you, and it bears 

 the following inscription : — " Purchased by members of the Micro- 

 " scopical Section of the Literary and Philosophical Society, Mau- 

 " Chester, in remembrance of the late Professor Quekett, April, 

 " 18G2." 



The Treasurer reports that the expenditure of the Section has 

 somewhat exceeded the income. The Session commenced with a 

 balance in his hands of £3 \ls. 10c?.; the receipts have been 

 £[8 OS., and the payments 5620 18*. \\d., so that the balance iu 

 favour of the Section is reduced to £l 7s. lid. 



Li conclusion, your Council can only recommend the continued 

 persevering attention of your members to carry out the objects for 

 which the Section was formed ; and it cannot fail to render essen- 

 tial aid to scientific discovery, not only amongst its members, but 

 by presenting facilities whereby other discoverers may make known 

 their researches to the world. 



A ballot then took place for the election of officers, when the 

 following gentlemen were duly elected for the session of 1862-3 :■ — 

 President, William C. Williamson, Professor Natural History, Owen's 

 College, F.R.S. Vice Presidents, Edward W. Binney, F.R.S., 

 F.G.S. ; Joseph Sidebotham ; Arthur G. Latham. Secretary, George 

 Mosley. Treasurer, James G. Lynde, M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S. 



Of the Council : — Thomas Alcock, M.D., Joseph Baxendell, 

 F.R.A.S., John Dale, F.C.S., John W. Maclure, F.R.G.S., Thomas 

 H. Nevill, John Parry, William Roberts, M.D., John Watson. 



