PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



EOTAL MiCEOSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



January 8tJi, 1868. 



James Glaisher, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President reminded the Fellows that the Library of the 

 Society, at King's College, is open for their use, together with the 

 collection of objects, microscopes, &c., on Mondays, Tuesdays, 

 Thursdays, and Fridays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ; on Wednesdays 

 in the evening only, from 6 to 10 p.m. ; and on these days Mr. 

 Walter W. Eeeves is in attendance as Assistant-Secretary, 

 Librarian, and Curator. 



The following presents were announced, and thanks voted to 

 the respective donors. 



Nine Shdes of Test Objects 



Journal of Linneau Society . 



Journal of Society of Arts 



Journal of Geological Society 



Proceedings of Essex Institute, U. S. 



Intellectual Observer 



Laud and Water (weekly) 



Popular Science Review 



Photogra])liic Journal 



Martin's Lectures ou Natural and Experimental Philo 



sopliy 

 A Book containing a large collection of Original Drawings 



and a Cabinet of Slides of 1031 



Prese>ited by 

 Mr. Lobb, 

 The Society. 

 Ditto. 

 Ditto. 



The Institute. 

 The Publisher. 

 The Editor. 

 The Publisher. 

 The Editor. 



H. Lee, Esq. 



Dr. Wallich. 



In bringing to the notice of the Society the gift of Dr. Wallich, 

 the President characterised it as a splendid present bestowed in 

 the most handsome way. He remarked upon the great scientific 

 value of the collection of slides, Avhich was much enhanced by the 

 MS. and drawings which Dr. Wallich had sent with them. It 

 would be the anxious desire of the Council to devise plans by 

 which the valuable labours and original researches of Dr. Wallich, 

 as represented in the objects, drawings, and MS. should be put 

 to the best uses for the advancement and for the honour of their 

 generous donor. 



The Pkesident having read a letter from Dr. Wallich, which 

 accompanied this valuable gift (see his Address, p. 67), proposed 

 a special vote of thanks to Dr. Wallich, which was carried by 

 acclamation. 



The following gentlemen were duly elected Fellows of the 

 Society : — Alfred James Puttick, ; H. Ramsden, M.A. 



Professor Bupert Jones, F.(jr.S,, then read a paper " On 



