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 COKKESPONDENCE. 



The * American Naturalist ' and Mr. Wenham. 



To the Editor of the ^Monthly Microscopical Journal.^ 

 Sib, — Seeing in page 178 of last Journal your notice quoted from 

 the ' American Naturalist,' I ask for a brief reply — not in the way 

 of controversy, for the insignificance of the case does not call for this, 

 and the writer, C. S., may remain under cover of initials, but merely 

 to correct a misstatement, that I wrote " a paper in reply to one of 

 Mr. Bicknell's." I did not commit myself to sucb an extent ; all that I 

 said in reference to him was included in one paragraph of fifteen lines * 

 as a protest at what I called an uncourteous remark against Colonel 

 Dr. Woodward, whose name is now familiar to microscopists for his 

 valuable and practical discoveries in a most important and interesting 

 department of the science. 



Accusing Colonel Woodward of wilful deception, and Messrs. Powell 

 and Lealand inclusive, I think is generally to be admitted as some- 

 thing more than uncoui'teous, and so near to an unwarrantable personal 

 insult, that it would have come with a far better grace if they (C. S. 

 and Mr. Bicknell) had given some plea or atonement for expressions, 

 if hastily or inconsiderately written, than to expect me to " apologize " 

 for what they term " practically defending the imposition" ! ! No one 

 knows better than myself the difficulty of adopting a nomenclature 

 by the different makers that shall exactly denote the power of all the 

 highest object-glasses sent out. Every user must do this for himself, 

 and so it will ever remain ; and as one witness on behalf of at least 

 the most respectable portion of the body, and holding in scorn the 

 abuse of some whose opinion is evidently not worth caring for, I 

 finally venture to affirm that no imposition is intended. 



Yours faithfully, 



F. H. Wenham. 



PEOCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES.! 



KoYAX Microscopical Society. 



King's College, April 3, 1872. 

 Dr. Millar in the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 

 A list of donations to the library and cabinet was read, and a vote 

 of thanks passed to the respective donors. 



Mr. Stephenson read a paper " On Bicbromatic Vision." 



Dr. Pigott was much delighted with Mr. Stephenson's description 



* Vide page 292, ' M. M. J.,' Dec, 1871. 



t Secretaries of Societies will greatly oblige us by writing their report 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 

 tecure accuracy and enhance the value of their proceedings. — Ed. 'M. M. J.' 



