PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES, 95 
November 13th. 
J. SipEBOTHAM, Esq., in the chair. 
The Secretary read a paper, by Mr. G. E. Hunt, “On Mosses 
new to Great Britain since the publication of Wilson’s ‘ Byologia 
Britannica.’ ” 
Mr. Sidebotham exhibited three new British insects—Lotodonta 
bicolora, Sesia phitantiformis, and Dianthecia cesia. 
Mr. Hurst presented twelve slides of spores of Fungi obtained 
by the method recommended by Mr. Sidebotham—that of placing 
the Fungi on slips of glass, and allowing the spores to be gradually 
shed thereon, thus showing the arrangement of the gills, while 
at the same time furnishing an interesting object for microscopic 
study. 
Mr. Sidebotham suggested that as the higher powers of micro- 
scopic object glasses could not be used without great difficulty, 
the attention of opticians should be given to the discovery of eye- 
pieces of higher magnifying power than those now in general use, 
and cited instances of the advantages to be derived from this. 
