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OLDHAM Mricroscoricat Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. Charles Walters. Meets on the 
Third Thursday of each month, in the Club-room of the Lyceum. 
ROCHDALE AND WHITWORTH Microscopicat Society. Hon. Sec,, Mr. I, 
Renshaw, L.D.S.R.C.S. 
SHEFFIELD, No Microscopical Society in existence. 
NOTICES OF MEETINGS. 
BOLTON MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY.—Although this Society enjoys 
a Summer holiday during the months of June, July, and August, the work is 
not entirely suspended, for the valuable collection of Slides now in possession 
of the Society is being re-arranged owing to several recent additions; the most 
noticeable of which is the gift of six dozen choice Slides by Mrs. Redmayne, 
from the valuable collection of the late Dr Redmayne, the founder of the 
Society. In order that the most suitable selection might be made, Mrs, Red- 
mayne kindly placed the whole collection in the hands of the President and the 
Secretary of the Society for this purpose. Forty eight choice Slides of Diatoms 
have also been added, so that the members to whom the Slides are lent, will 
have ample occupation for leisure hours during the winter evenings. 
CARLISLE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of the mem- 
bers of the Carlisle Scientific Society and Field Naturalists’ Club was held in the 
Museum, in this city, on Tuesday evening, May 3rd. Mr. Ferguson, F.S.A., 
presided, and there was a good attendance, including Mr. Binning, Mr. 
Maclaren, Dr. Barnes, Mr. Hall, Mr. Baillie, Mr. Cartmell, Dr. Carlyle, Rev. 
E. H. Ford, Mr. Joseph Hannah, Mr. W. Duckworth, Mr. Dodd, Mr. G, 
Dawson, Mr. T. Duckworth, and Mr. John Sinclair (secretary). 
Two reports were read by the Secretary, one for the Museum and one for the 
Society. In the former, attention was called to the vast improvement that had 
been made in the Museum during the year. The expenditure had exceeded the 
income by £1 3s. 6d., and since the end of the year other amounts had been 
paid out by the Treasurer (Mr. Binning). From July, 1877, when the Museum 
was opened, to the end of March, 1881, the sum taken at the door for 
admission was £221 Ios. 6d., or £63 5s. a year. The expenses during the 
same period had been £86 2s. 11d., which had gone almost entirely in cleaning 
and attendance. The Committee calculated their legitimate expenses for the 
future at £45 per annum, which would leave a balance in favour of the Museum 
of something like £18. This might possibly be further augmented by closing 
the Museum for three or four months when there was little or nothing to do, 
and so saving £10 for attendance. The number of visitors since the opening 
had been 26,671, exclusive of members of the Scientific Society who came in 
free. The Chairman said the report would not be put for adoption but would 
be sent to the Corporation. At present they owed the Treasurer £18, but they 
had managed to pay their way so far, and had incurred a very large outlay in 
getting cases and additional rooms, which they had almost to re-roof and re- 
floor. In 1879, their expenditure was £18, and last year it was only 6s. short 
of £100; therefore they would be able to keep their heads above water. Still 
they had a rickety building, and they might have to do more than they contem- 
plated to keep it water-tight. 
The report of the Society reviewed what had been done during the past year, 
and the Committee urged members to assist by volunteering papers and other- 
wise. The Chairman (who is treasurer of the Society) said there had not been 
a balance sheet since June, 1878, at which time there was a balance of £23 to 
the good. There were almost no expenses in the next half year, and at the end 
of 1878 there was a balance of £45 in hand. At midsummer, 1879, that was 
