pro.ceedings of societies. 237 



The ' American Journal of Microscopy.' 



44, Lake Steeet, Chicago, March 20, 1871. 

 Heney Lawson, M.D., F.E.M.S. 



Dear Sir, — After some labour I have obtained a copy of the 

 ' American Journal of Microscopy,' published in this city, and noticed 

 in your February issue. 



It is only fair to say tLat it is estimated at its true value by micro- 

 scopists here, being understood as a mere advertising circular for the 

 introduction of a toy microscope ; to this date no second number has 

 ajipeared. 



For a knowledge of its existence our Society is indebted to your 

 notice of it.* 



Very truly yours, 



Charles Biggs, Cor. Sec. 

 State Mickoscopical Society op Illinois, 



PEOCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES.f 



KoYAL Microscopical Society. 



King's College, April 5, 1871. 



W. Kitchen Parker, Esq., F.E.S., F.Z.S., President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Secretary stated in reference to the scientific evening which 

 it had been contemplated should be held on the 26th inst., that the 

 Council had been reminded that this date would be inconvenient, 

 inasmuch as the Linnean Society held their soiree on the same even- 

 ing, and it was therefore thought better to alter the date of our 

 meeting to the 10th of May next, and a circular notifying the same 

 would be forwarded to each Fellow. Any Fellow who had any object 

 or instrument of novelty or remarkable interest to exhibit, would 

 oblige the Council by communicating the natui-e of it to the Assistant- 

 Secretary as early as possible before 10th May. 



Keferring to the omission in the Obituary Notices of the name of 



* We have just received the second number of this journal. It is for April. A 

 rather lame excuse is oli'ered for the fact that no number has appeared since the 

 first, published in November. The present is 8vo in size, and is really no better 

 thau the first attempt.— Ed. ' M. M. J.' 



t Secretaries of Societies will greatly 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 tho value of their proceedings. — Ed. ' M. M. J.' 



