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of the Royal Microscopical Society expect to be present to rep- 
resent that Society. The latter gentleman will read a paper. 
No doubt you have received circulars from the Local Com. 
mittee on Soirée which indicates ample provision for that most 
enjoyable feature of our annual reunion. 
The following is probably the outline programme to be fol- 
lowed: Meetings of Executive Committee, Monday evening and 
Tuesday morning; opening sessions, Tuesday, 2 p. M. Presi- 
dent’s annual address the same evening; Soirée Thursday even 
ing; working session Thursday afternoon; all other sessions, 
including Wednesday evening, when the memoir of R. B. 
Tolles, by Dr. Blackham, will be read, devoted to reading and 
discussing papers. 
The Local Committee will yet announce hotel rates, etc. 
Yours truly, 
D. S. KELicort. 
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“ FALSUS IN UNO, FALSUS IN OMNIBUS.” 
MR EDITOR: 
In reply to Prof. McCallas’ Omnibus article, in which he has 
embraced a splendid opportunity to ventilate his Latin, I would 
say I hardly thought it was necessary to understand anything 
about an omnibus to be able to make a Nose-piece; and as he 
has expressed his intention not to write any more about it, 
‘May we all rest in peace.” 
Water H. Butrocu. 
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MICROSCOPISTS. 
WORKING DEPARTMENT. 
FAIRPORT, N. Y., July 8th, 1884, 
It has been decided to devote at least one hour of the work- 
ing session of the Rochester meeting of the A. S. M. to ques- 
tions and answers relating to any department of Microscopy. 
In order to save time also to secure a chapter of valuable infor- 
mation for the Proceedings the questions should be sent in writ- 
ing to the undersigned immediately, so that they may be dis- 
tributed among the proper persons for written answers, to be 
