96 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Mr. Archer had detected this in the same locality once or twice 

 before, but — though seeing its curious broadly falcate figure, 

 irregularly dentate at each end, somewhat swollen and minutely 

 cuspidate at the concave margin, was unique — its identification had 

 been until now overlooked. He regretted he had not examples of 

 either of these organisms to show " in the flesh " to the Club ; it is 

 a pity that objects, such as these, cannot be commanded to appear 

 " to order ; " but, on the contrary, just when wanted, very often 

 that is the time they wonH put in an appearance. Well, for the 

 present it couldn't be helped, and he could only hope that a future 

 search might bring both to light in good order for exhibition on 

 some subsequent occasion. 



EOTAL MiCEOSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



January Wtli, 1871. 



Head a paper " On the Anatomy of Ascaris lumlricoides,'''' by 

 Mr. B. T. Lowne. 



February %tli, 1871. 



The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held. James 

 Glaisher, Esq., T.R.S., V.P., in the chair, on account of the 

 death of the late President, A statement was made by the Sec- 

 retaries of the Society's operations during the past year, and Mr. 

 Slack " added a resume of some recent investigations with minute 

 organisms." From the treasurer's balance-sheet it appears there 

 is due from him to the Society £34; 2s. 7J. The increase of the 

 members of the Society during the past year was one. 



Mr. W. R. Parker, F.li.S., was elected President for the year. 



MarcTi \st, 1871. 



At this meeting it was agreed that, on the ground of expense, 

 the usual soiree and evening party should not be held this year. 



Two papers were taken as read — one " On views of Surirella 

 gemma,^' by Dr. Gragliardi, and another " On the Winter Habits 

 of Eotatoria," by Mr. Cubitt. 



Two papers — one, " On the Microscopic Examination of "Water 

 for Domestic Use," by Mr. J. Bell ; and another, " On the Struc- 

 ture of the Podura Scale and certain other Test-objects, and of 

 their representation by Photo-Micrography," by Lieut.- Colonel 

 Dr. Woodward — were read. 



The President made some remarks on the development of the 

 skull in vertebrate animals, 



April 5th, 1871. 



The President, who was in the chair, read a paper " On the 

 Mode of Working out the Morphology of the Skull," 



