80 GLEANINGS. 
GrotoaicaL Socrety.—THe Woortaston Funp.—We have much 
pleasure in stating that the Council of the Geological Society have 
unanimously presented to Mr. Samuel Allport, F.G.S., a former president 
of the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, the 
balance of the Woollaston Fund at their disposal in recognition of his 
researches on British Igneous Rocks. 
Meuicerta Tyro.—Dr. Hudson thinks that the name of this rotifer 
should be changed to M. Tubicolaria, for a reason which we give in his 
own words: ‘I have now little doubt, in spite of the errors in his 
figures and description, that it was this rotifer out of which Ehrenberg 
framed his genus Tubicolaria.” 
Gictstes UMBELLA AND OTHER Rotirers is the subject of a most 
interesting paper by Dr. Hudson, in the current number of the “‘ Journal 
of the Royal Microscopical Society.” This is the rotifer figured by Mr. 
A. W. Wills, in Vol. L., ‘‘ Midland Naturalist,” p. 317, for which he 
there suggested the name of @. longipes. ‘There are plates representing 
the above-named Ccistes and also Conochilus volvox. 
Roya Microscorican Socitery’s JourNAL.—We cordially recommend 
our microscopical readers to become subscribers for this admirable 
journal. The current number, besides the paper above mentioned, 
contains one entitled “‘ A further Enquiry into the Limits of Microscopic 
Vision,” by Dr. Royston-Pigott, F.R.S. ; one ‘On some Recent Forms of 
Camera Lucida,” by Mr. Frank Crisp, LL.B. (Editor of the Journal ;) 
and several others; more than fifty pages of ‘‘ Notes and Memoranda,” 
of: great interest; and a most useful “ Bibliography of recent Scientific 
Publications.” 
ForaminirFERA.—Microscopists who study the Protozoa will be pleased 
to learn that a ‘‘ Catalogue of Recent British Foraminifera” for the use 
of collectors has been compiled by Mr. J. D. Siddall, of Bridge Street, 
Chester, with the assistance of Mr. H. B. Brady. This useful compila- 
tion contains a complete bibliography of the order, together with a well- 
arranged list (founded on that propounded in Dr. Carpenter’s “‘ Introduc- 
tion to the study of the Foraminifera”) of the various families, genera 
and species. Blank spaces are also left for the collector’s notes. 
Sorentiric Sorrzz.—The learned societies at Liverpool held a very 
successful soirée last month at St. George’s Hall, which was attended by 
over 3,000 persons. The large assembly had abundant material 
provided for their entertainment and instruction. Besides an almost 
endless display of natural history specimens, scientific and other objects 
of interest, there were several lectures delivered in different rooms by 
the Rev. W. H. Dallinger, Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Mr. James Birchall, 
and others, while in other rooms there were scientific experiments, 
concerts, &c. 
Gnotoaists’ Association oF Lonpon.—We have received from this 
popular and useful society a copy of a new catalogue of their library, 
compiled with great care and fulness by the honorary librarian, B. B. 
Woodward, Esq. The headquarters of the association are at University 
College, Gower Street, London, E.C., where the monthly evening 
meetings are held. The great feature of the association’s work, how- 
ever, is the opportunity offered for field-work by the numerous excursions 
which take place during the summer under the direction of highly 
competent leaders, to points of geological interest in various parts of the 
kingdom. ‘The terms of subscription are moderate—10s, 6d. entrance 
fee, and 10s. per annum—an outlay for which the printed ‘‘ Proceedings” 
are alone a fair return. We are glad to see that the valuable services of 
Professor Morris, as director of excursions and as president, are to be 
recognised by a testimonial. 
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