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variety of accessory apparatus. To those who looked upon the 
exhibition with an instructed eye, it was a perfect museum of 
microscopical apparatus. 
As for objects, it would be much easier to indicate things 
which were not exhibited than those that were. The 
Council had hoped to have arranged the objects in a 
classified form, but it was found quite impossible to do this 
for so short a space as the evening’s exhibition. It might, 
however, be a subject of thought for the Council of the 
Microscopical Society, as to whether, at some future period, 
they could not organize an exhibition of microscopes, which, 
instead of exteuding over a few hours, should extend to a 
few days, and thus present a more permanent means of 
studying the instruments and their improvements. 
May 26th, 1859. 
Dr. Lanxester, President, in the chair. 
Dr. Eve, James Murray, Esq., and E. J. Meeres, Esq., 
were balloted for, and duly elected members of the Society. 
Mr. Beck read a paper “On the Uniform Screw for 
Microscopes.”” (‘ Trans.,’ p. 92.) 
Mr. Smith exhibited and described a model of a new form 
of microscope, remarkable for the smallness of the space in 
which the whole of the necessary apparatus was contained. 

West Kent Microscoricau Society. 
Under this title a society has been formed in the neigh- 
bourhood of Blackheath, Lee, and Lewisham, having for 
its object the encouragement and promotion of micro- 
scopical science, and, although the officers were only 
elected on the 2d of June, it already numbers nearly forty 
members, many of whom are practical microscopists. Its 
officers for the ensuing year are— 
President.—John Penn, Esq. 
Vice-President.—John F. South, Esq. 
Treasurer.— Dr. Noyes. 
Secretary.—My. Clift. 
Members of Council.—W. Brown, Esq., W. Groves, Esq., 
R. Hicks, jun., Esq., Rev. G. F. Lacey, Rev. R. H. Marten. 
