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 PEOCEEDINOS OF SOCIETIES.* 



EoYAL Microscopical Society. 



King's College, February 8, 1871. 

 The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held ; James 

 Glaisher, Esq., F.E.S., V.P., in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary. 

 Mr. Ingpen said that before the confirmation of the minutes he 

 would move that the minute in reference to the nomination paper 

 sent in by Mr. Ince be expunged. By the 44th bye-law he believed 

 that nomination paper was informal, inasmuch as it was not signed by 

 three or more Fellows before it was brought before the meeting. If it 

 had been brought before the notice of the meeting for the purpose of 

 having the names of any two Fellows added to it, by the 44th bye-law 

 it should have remained open until the close of the meeting. Mr. 

 Ingpen cited the bye-law, and said it seemed to him that as the notice 

 stood upon the minutes it was nothing more nor less than an intended 

 slur upon one of the Society's oldest members. On this account he 

 moved that it be expunged from the minutes. 



Mr. J. Charters White seconded the motion. 



The Secretary explained that no Fellow was absolutely interdicted 

 by the bye-laws from bringing forward a motion without notice, except 

 one for altering any bye-law. The notice was no doubt informal, 

 but out of courtesy to the gentleman who handed it in, the Chairman 

 put it to the meeting. 



The Chairman was willing to take some blame to himself for 

 reading from the chair a notice which was not in strict accordance 

 with the rules of the Society ; but the paper having been put into his 

 hands after he had taken the chair, out of courtesy to the gentleman 

 who proposed the motion he had read it. He apologized for the 

 infringement of the rules in the manner which had been indicated. 



The proposition was then put to the meeting that the minute 

 relating to the nomination paper handed in by Mr. Ince should be 

 expunged from the records of the Society, and agreed to by a large 

 majority. 



The list of donations was then read, and the thanks of the meeting 

 presented to the respective donors. 



Mr. Lee said some months ago he had the pleasure of mentioning 

 the fact that a friend had authorized him to spend 20Z. in the pui-chase 

 of objects for the Society's cabinet. He had had it in contemplation 

 to purchase Mr. Carter's bone sections, but Mr. Joseph Beck's hand- 

 some present had forestalled his purpose. Subsequently some objects 



* Secretaries of Societies will gi-eatly oblige us by writing their reports legibly 

 — especially by printing the technical terms thus : H y d r a — and by " underlining " 

 words, such as specific names, which must be printed in italics. They will thus 

 secure accuracy and enhance tlip value of their proceedings. — Eu. M. M. J. 



