140 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Mr. W. H. Symons : 



Fatty acids melting and congealing on new hot and cold stage. 

 Mr. C. Tyler : , _ 



Hyalonema mirahilis, &c. 

 Mr. H. J. Waddington : 



Pseudomorphs. Copper. Copper formate reduced by teat. The 

 resulting copper retaining the forms of the original crystals, 

 and analytic crystals of magnesium platino-cyanide polarized 

 with one prism. 

 Mr. F. H. Ward : 



Section of stem of Nymphcea alba, Bosa canina, Eucalyptus globulus, 

 &c., double stained. 

 Mr. C. White : 



Corethra plumicornis. 



Pellets of Melicerta showing them to be apparently hollow. 

 Messrs. Watson & Sons : 



Pleurosigma formosum with large angle |, and P. angulatum with 

 ^ objective and Crossley's swinging tail-piece Microscope. 



Meeting of IItu January, 1882, at King's College, Strand, W.C. 

 The President (Prof. P. Martin Duncan, F.E.S.) in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 14th December last were read 

 and confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) 

 received since the last meeting was submitted, and the thanks of the 

 Society given to the donors. 



From 

 Davies, G. E. — Practical Microscopy, viii. and 335 pp., 



1 pi. and 257 figs. (8vo, London, 1882) Tjie Author. 



Retzius, G. — Das Gehororgan der Wirbeltliiere. I. Das 



Gehororgan der Fische und Amphibien. 222 pp., 35 pis. 



(Fol. Stockholm, 1881) Ditto. 



Micrograpbic Dictionary, 4th ed., Part 7 Mr. Van Voorst. 



£'«/)otZiscMS az-f/Ms mounted in gum-juniper Mr. F, Kitton. 



The President called the special attention of the meeting to Prof. 

 Eetzius' work as one of exceptional excellence, and constituting a very 

 handsome donation. 



Mr. Badcock and Mr. Butler were appointed Auditors to audit 

 the Treasurer's accounts. 



The List of Fellows to be recommended to the Society for elec- 

 tion as Members of the Council at the ensuing annual meeting in 

 February, was read in accordance with the 4:4th Bye-law. 



The President gave notice that at the next meeting an altera- 

 tion would be proposed in the Bye-law relating to the payment of 



