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CORRESPONDENCE. 
Mr. Braman oN THE BramuaLL ILLUMINATOR. 
To the Editor of the * Monthly Microscopical Journai,’ 
Sr. Joun’s VicaraGe, near Lynn, February 2, 1877. 
Sr1r,—Allow me to say, in answer to the concluding paragraph of 
Dr. Ward’s letter on Mr. Van der Weyde’s claim to the invention, 
which goes by the name of the Bramhall Oblique Illuminator, that, 
so far as I am concerned, it is original, as I had never heard of Mr. 
Van der Weyde, or of that other American microscopist who claims 
to have used the same form more than ten yearsago. I believe I may 
say the same on behalf of Mr. Kitton. 
I am, Sir, yours faithfully, 
JoHN BRAMHALL. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Royan Microscorican Society. 
Krine’s Cotiece, February 7, 1877. 
Anniversary Meeting.—H. C. Sorby, Esq., F.R.S., President, in 
the chair. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 
A list of donations to the Society since the last meeting was read 
by the Secretary, and the thanks of the meeting were voted to the 
donors. 
Mr. Charles Brooke said that, in accordance with notice given at 
the last meeting, and in order that the printed list might stand good 
for election, it would be necessary to suspend one of the bye-laws ; 
and he, therefore, rose to move that Bye-law No. 27, Section 6, be 
suspended on that occasion, so far as related to the words “that no 
person shall fill the office of President for more than two years in 
succession,” in order to enable the Fellows, if they thought fit, to 
elect H. C. Sorby, Esq., to the office of President for a second term. 
Dr. Millar had much pleasure in seconding the motion. 
Mr. Charles Brooke having put the resolution to the meeting, it 
was declared to be unanimously carried. 
Mr. J. W. Stephenson, Treasurer, read the Annual Statement of 
Accounts, which had been duly audited and certified as correct. 
Mr. H. J. Slack, Hon. Sec., then read the Annual Report of the 
Council. 
Dr. W. J. Gray moved “That the Reports now read be received 
and adopted, and that they be printed and circulated in the usual 
way.” 
