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session took place at the Eoyal Irisli Academy House, on the 3rd of November. 
The chair was taken by the President, the Eev. S. Haughton, M.D. Mr. 
Archer, Honorary Secretary, read the Report from the Council. During the 
past session eiglit ordinaiy, one associate, and fire coiTesponding members 
have been added to the list ; whilst the losses have been six— four ordinary 
members, one associate, and one corresponding. The papers read hare been 
sixteen in number, six botanical, viz. * Botanical Notes in the Midland 
Counties,' by F. J. Foot, M.A. ; 'On the Geological Eelations and Distribu- 
tion of Certain Ferns in the County Donegal,' by William Harte ; ' On the 
Value of Characters in the Protophyta, more especially in Desmidtacea,' by 
G. C. Wallich, M.D. ; ' Observations on the Genera Cylindrocystis (Mene- 
ghini), MesotdBnium (NsDg.), and Spirotcenia (Breb.), Palmoglcea^ Kuetz.' by 
WilHam Archer ; Report of ^ The Progress made in 1865 towards the Collec- 
tion of the Irish Lichens,' by Admiral T. Jones ; *0n some Mosses new to 
Britain, and on Neotinea hitacta (Reichb.),' by D. Moore, Ph.D. The fol- 
lowing gentlemen were elected to serve for the ensuing year, as President 
David Moore, Ph.D. ; Vice -Presidents — ^William Andrews, Eobert Callwell, 
Alexander Carte, M.D , C. P. Croker,M.D.; Council — H. M.Barton, Edward 
H. Bennett, M.D., George Dixon, Eicbard L. Edgeworth, M.B., Arthur 
Wynne Foot, M.B., John Good, Eev. Samuel Haughton, M.D. ; Archibald H. 
Jacob, M.D., Maziere Johnston, Joseph Beete Jukes, John J. Lalor, William 
Maziere, Gilbert Sanders ; Honorary Treasurer — E. P. Williams ; Honorary 
Director of Museum — Eobert J. Montgomery ; Honorary Secretaries — Eobert 
McDonnell, M.D*, William Archer. 
QxJEKETT MiCKOScopiCAL Clttb. — The monthly meeting of this society was 
held at their rooms, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, on tbe 24th of November; 
Dr. Lankester, president, in the chair. A paper was read by Mr. M. C, 
Cooke, vice-president, " On the application of the microscope to the discrimi- 
nation of vegetable fibreSj" which he illustrated by a large collection of natural 
specimens. These were afterwards placed at the disposal of the members, and 
an animated discussion ensued, in the course of which it was suggested by Dr. 
Tilbury Fox that a sub-committee should be formed to investigate and report 
on the subject. The meeting was numerously attended, sixteen members were 
elected, and twenty-three candidates proposed. The proceedings terminated 
with a conversazione. 
SociETE BE Phxsiqite et d'Histoire Natubetxe pe Ge>^eve. — Prix 
quinquennal de Boianique, fonde par Aug.-Pyramus de CandoUe^—Vn prix 
de cinq cents francs sera decerne, le 9 septembre 1866, a I'auteur de la meilleure 
monographie d'un genre ou d'mie famille de plantes. Serontadmis an concours 
les ouvrages inedits, rediges en fran^ais ou en latin, qui auront ete envoyes a 
Tun des soussignes, francs de port, avant le P' juillet 18G6. Les membres 
ordinaires de la Societe ne sont pas admis h concourir. La Soeiete se reserve 
le droit de publier lememoire couronne, si cela convient S. Pautcur. Si toutefois 
son etendue ne lui permettait pas de Timprimer dans ses memoires, il serait 
refltitue k son auteur.— E. Plat^tamoue, President ; C. MAEIQ^-AC, Secretaire. 
