Gar. THE NORTHERN MICROSCOPIST. 
NOTTINGHAM LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SociETy. Natural Science Section 
hold meetings Fortnightly on Wednesdays. Hon. Sec.: Mr. A. H. Scott 
White, M.A. 
OLDHAM Microscorrcat Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. Charles Walters. Meets on the 
Third Thursday of each month, in the Club-room of the Lyceum. 
ROCHDALE AND WHITWORTH Muicroscoricat Society. Hon. Sec., Mr. L 
Renshaw, L.D.S., R.C.S. 
SHEFFIELD. No Microscopical Society in existené:. 
NOTICES OF MEETINGS. 
BOLTON MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY.—The March Meeting of this 
Society was held on Friday, March the 11th, C. L. Jackson, Esq., F.R.M.S., 
F.L.S., being in the chair. It was unanimously agreed to augment the slides 
in the Society’s Cabinet by the addition of 48 choice slides of Diatoms. 
Mr. Hall, Wharfe Foundry, Bolton, having been previously nominated, was 
elected an associate of the Society. 
Mr. Walmsley, Treasurer, distributed a,quantity of a metallic effloresence, 
obtained from a coal mine, evidently containing a considerable quantity of 
metallic iron. 
After the general business of the Society had been transacted, the meeting 
resolved itself into a Conversazione, when the following subjects were illus- 
trated :— 
ANS G0: 2 sctedaassticend ee ncanenaneeteatedees ha csc ae nor oeeee Mr. Shipperbottom. 
Circulation inj Sain Salar iaadeas seeds sscsass sees etane ee eee Mr. Jackson. 
Sigunenge Sane ce tene Orns Sat ap Ake oat See eee EEE se os 
Wihelkis Hia06 2. Se tonosaincueenteeaecciars teste piss dee eee eeeeeoee ne 55 
Dr. Leidy’s Work, ‘‘ American Rhizopods” ne 
Limnias ceratophyllt. ...... Ma eclecaeb selec ata ccs ou steee eee »» Rideout. 
TAL YAP EIOULTAV IS shoe Nin Baptists bow saee socks cides eee 8a OEE 3 35 
It is an encouraging fact that a paper is in preparation for each meeting 
until November, Messrs. Hardman, Harwood, Jackson, Rennington, and Ride- 
out being amongst the contributors. 
The excellent demonstration on ‘‘ Mounting Objects for the Microscope,” 
given by the President (C. L. Jackson, Esq.,) at the February Meeting, has 
had the effect of inducing several of the junior members to commence preparing 
their own objects, and some very successful work has been done. 
LIVERPOOL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY.—The Third Meeting of 
the present Session was held at the Royal Institution, Colquitt Street, on 
Friday, March 4th, 1881. Dr. Hicks, Vice-President, in the chair. Six slides 
for the Society’s Cabinet were presented by Mr. J. M. Williams. 
A paper on ‘‘ Coloured Rains,” with a special instance from China Micros- 
copically analysed, and specimens of the soil after evaporation, by Rev. W. H. 
Dallinger, F.R.S., F.R.M.S., was read by the Hon. Sec., Mr. I. C. Thomson, 
F.R.M.S., in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Dallinger, at the conclusion of © 
which, the Meeting was resolved into a Conversazione, when the following sub- 
jects were exhibited :— 
Aphis found on Crocus .Aswisecedeie<eusset-ces.soc eserenen I. C. Thomson. 
MAY BUTUS JOWALEUS <o0c cactus doce seep eater e ae ests cance heer Dr. McClelland. 
Bacterium termo, and Spirillam undula .irccccrcecccereceees H. R. Boult. 
Embryo Chick, monstrosity 4...2.sacseassesvevase-0n-deb eee Dr. Hicks. 
LUDSCUVAP ER OP RELA 04s: 024s veatenaegoneoeianpantenphs tek William Oelrichs. 
Fungi, microscopic........... siecle sameen eM eanatels ats ae Rey. W. Banister. 
