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that gentleman has signified his willingness to undertake, and 
for which there have been numerous applications, will be equally 
successful. 
“ Field excursions, which have been long established in the north 
of England, have not been forgotten by your Committee. Two 
experiments have been made under the superintendence of Mr. M. 
C. Cooke (Vice-President) and Mr. W. W. Reeves. The first 
excursion was to Hampstead on the 2nd ult., when about twenty 
members and their friends attended, and an excellent collection 
of objects was made. The second excursion was to Darenth Wood 
and Northfleet marshes, on the 26th ult., when about the same 
number attended. Having the advantage of Mr. M. C. Cooke as 
their guide in the wood, and Mr. Joseph Smith as their guide in 
the marshes, the members were able to lay in ample stores for 
microscopical work at home. 
“ With regard to the formation of a Library of Books of Refer- 
ence, &c., your Committee have to announce that they have 
already received several donations from Messrs. R. Beck, W. M. 
Bywater, M. C. Cooke, R. Hardwicke, and 8S. Highley, in 
furtherance of that object. 
“The formation of a Cabinet of Objects has been most successful, 
the following slides having been presented, viz. :— 
“ From Mr. Hislop, 39 slides; Mr. Marks, 24; Mr. Quick, 24; 
Mr. Archer, 11; Mr. Hailes, 8; Mr. Bockett,6; Mr. Bywater, 6 ; 
Mr. Breese, 5;—making the number 123; and through the 
liberality of Mr. Charles Collins, in presenting the Club with a 
cabinet, those slides are now rendered accessible to the members 
on the evenings of meeting. 
“The following are the papers which have been read during the 
year, evincing much careful research and patience :— 
“Mr. M. C. Cooke, on ‘ Work for the Microscope; R. Beck, on 
‘ Spiracles of Insects ;?> M. C. Cooke, on ‘ Five New Forms of Micro- 
scopical Fungi;’? M. C. Cooke, ‘The Application of the Microscope 
to the discrimination of Vegetable Fibres ;’ J. Bockett, on ‘ How to 
Arrange and Keep a Cabinet ;’ W. Hislop, on‘ A New Form of Micro- 
scope; J. T. Suffolk, on ‘Class Instruction ;’ J. A.‘Archer, on ‘ The 
Respiratory Organs of Insects;’ D. E. Goddard, on ‘ Manipulation 
with Canada Balsam ;’? M. C. Cooke, on ‘ Universal Microscopical Ad- 
measurements ;’ S. Highley, on ‘ The Application of Photography and 
the Magic Lantern to Microscopical Demonstrations ;> H. Wigg, on 
‘Some Motions in the Pale Blood-corpuscles ;’ N. Burgess, on ‘ The 
Pigment Cells of Plants in some of their varied Forms and Structure.’ 
“Tn December last a Sub-Committee was appointed for the . 
examination of vegetable fibres. They gave considerable attention 
to the subject during the past winter, and at the termination 
of their investigations an interesting Report may be looked 
for. 
“From the 14th of June, 1865, when eleven gentlemen held the 
preliminary meeting, until the present time, 155 members have 
enrolled themselves in the Quekett Microscopical Club, and their 
