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sity College that we are permitted to assemble within these walls 
free of all charge for rent. The Committee have felt it their 
pleasing duty to express most cordial thanks for the privilege so 
generously extended to the members of the Club. 
“The interests of the Club have been considerably promoted by 
the support and sympathy of our President and Vice-Presidents ; 
and it is due to our worthy President to state that he kindly 
allowed himself to be put in nomination for the Presidency, at a 
time when the action of the Committee was considerably embar- 
rassed by the lamented and unexpected decease of the gentleman 
who had been previously nominated for that office. 
“During the past year the following Papers have been read, 
many of them having been illustrated by means of living or 
mounted specimens. 
“ Papers read 1866-7. 
“The President, on ‘ The Minute Structure of the Iris and Ciliary Muscle.’ 
. Mr. Bockett, on ‘A new form of Lamp carrying its own Reflector.’ 
Dr. R. Braithwaite, on ‘The Organization of Mosses.’ Mr. Burgess, 
on ‘Mounting Botanical Objects; on ‘Cuticles of Plants.’ Mr. 
Cooke, on ‘Transmission of Specimens by Post; on ‘The Progress 
of Microscopical Science in 1866 ;’ on ‘ Nachet’s Principle of Binocu- 
lar Construction.’ Dr. Tilbury Fox, on ‘Human Vegetable Para- 
sites.” Mr. N. 8. Green, on ‘ Melicerta.’ Dr. Hallifax, on ‘ Making 
Sections of Insects.? Mr. Higgins, on ‘ Otoliths of Fishes.’ Mr. 
Highley, on ‘Shore Collecting.” Mr. F. Kitton, on ‘The Publica- 
tion of New Genera on Insufficient Material? Mr. R. T. Lewis, on 
‘Some of the Microscopical Effects of the Electric Spark. Mr. 8. J. 
McIntire, on ‘The different kinds of Podure.” Mr. C. A. Watkins, 
on ‘ Yeast and other Ferments.’ 
“Your Committee, in common with many members of the Club 
have felt that great advantages would accrue to the members 
generally, if the Transactions of our meetings were recorded in a 
fuller and more permanent manner than has hitherto been done. 
They have accordingly devoted much time and attention to the 
consideration of the several suggestions which have been submitted 
to them, but up to the present time they have failed to make such 
arrangements as they deem would be for the general good of the 
Club. They entertain, however, the hope that the time is not far 
distant when satisfactory arrangements may be effected. In the 
mean time it is very gratifying to the Committee to be able to 
announce, that in November last Mr. R. T. Lewis kindly volun- 
teered to undertake the onerous duties of Reporter to the Club, 
and since that period, thanks to his ready pen, and willingness to 
sacrifice considerable time, exceedingly copious and accurate 
Reports of our Proceedings have been secured to us. 
* One of the features of our recent meetings is the Question-box, 
which has been placed on the table for the reception of questions 
relating to microscopic science ; such questions, when read to the 
