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teresting letters, which included the correspondence with Caley, 
Wilson, Greville, Sir W. Hooker, Lyell, Bree, Schleicher, Dr. 
Taylor, John Dalton, and Sir William Jardine. ‘The letters were 
placed in the hands of Mr. Cash for compilation and future 
reference. 
MANCHESTER MIcROSCOPICAL Society.—At the closing meeting 
of the Mounting Section of this society the report, read by the 
secretary, Mr. W. Stanley, F.R.M.S., was unanimously adopted. 
The session has been highly successful both as to number of 
members and character of the demonstrations held, and the com- 
mittee feel extremely gratified at the appreciation shown towards 
their efforts to provide an evident want. 
Eight exhibitions of practical work have been held, covering 
nearly every department of microscopic work, and the valuable 
aid thus afforded to the junior members will doubtless prove of 
great benefit to the parent society, whilst those who may be con- 
sidered as advanced students of the microscope enjoy at these 
meetings a fuller interchange of ideas, and a closer comparison of 
each other’s work than is possible at the ordinary meetings. 
Fifty members joined the section, and the average attendance 
has been 28. 
The following gentlemen kindly officiated at the various 
meetings. 
Mr. J. L. W. Miles—Dry, balsam and fluid mounts ; white 
zinc cement ringing. 
Mr. W. Stanley—Cell making and dry mounting. Glycerine 
jelly. . Drawing with the Camera Lucida. 
Mr, Lofthouse—Proboscis of blow-fly. 
Mr. Doherty—Double staining of vegetable sections. 
Mr. Mestayer—Cutting vegetable sections. 
Mr. Attay—Cutting and staining animal sections. 
Mr. H. C. Chadwick—Mounting in pure balsam _ without 
pressure. 
Mr. H. P. Alyward—Dissection of the Cockroach. 
Mr. £. Ward—Microcrystallization. 
Micro-specimens for mounting have been distributed by Mr. 
Chaffers. 
After a vote of thanks to the demonstrators, and also to the 
committee, the meeting resolved itself into a conversazione, at 
which various members exhibited work done by them during the 
session. 
WINDSOR AND Eton ScrEentiFIc SocieTy.—The monthly meet- 
ing of the Windsor and Eton Scientific Society was held on Wed- 
nesday, June 13th. There was a large attendance of members 
