88 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [ Mar 
Hudson was submitted for election as an Honorary Fel- 
low. A valuable microscope, by Powell and Lealand, with 
a complete set of objectives and apparatus, received from 
Miss Whittall, whose late father desired that it should — 
be given to the Society, was placed upon the table for in- 
spection. Mr. E. H. Nelson exhibited a small pocket mi- 
croscope, lent for exhibition by Mr. H. E. Freeman. It 
was made by H. Gilbertson, of London, but the date was 
unknown. It is non-achromatic, and designed for field 
use ; it has neither stand nor stage; but in place of the 
latter it has a compressorium or live-box, which slides 
over the body of the microscope, this sliding tube consti- 
tuting its sole focussing arrangement. Dr. Webb read 
the list of those who had been nominated by the. council 
for election at the annual meeting in January as officers 
and council for the ensuing year as follows:—as President, 
Mr. Wm. Carruthers ; as vice-presidents, Dr. Draithwaite, 
Messrs. Michell, Nelson, and the Right Hon. Sir Ford 
North ; as treasurer, Mr. J. J. Vezey ; as secretaries, Mr. 
Dallinger and Dr. Webb; ascouncil, Messrs. Allen, Beck, 
Bennett, Browne, Rev. E, Carr, Messrs. Dodswell, Dis- 
ney, Karop, Plimmer, Powell, Professor Urban Pritchard, 
and Mr. Rousselet ; as curator, Mr. Rousselet. Mr. Bar- 
ton exhibited some new forms of lanterns, which could be 
used for ordinary projection purposes, either with or with- 
out the microscope. The first was a lantern constructed 
so as to exclude all light from the room, except what 
passed through the lenses; the manner of using this in 
connection with a microscope was shown. One lantern ex- 
hibited was larger and more complete, and could be used 
for all purposes, including enlargements. The excellent 
‘definition of this lantern was demonstrated by the exhi- 
bition on the screen of photo-micrographs of mounted prep- 
arations of insects and of parts of insects mounted in bal- 
sam. Mr. Barton also exhibited and described several 
new forms of microscope, with attachable circular stage, 
