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 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 8th October, 1884, at King's College, Strand, W.C, 

 THE President (the Eev. W. H. Dallinger, F.R.S.) in the 

 Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 11th June last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



Mr. Crisp said that the first matter upon the Agenda was the 

 Eeport of the Deputation who were appointed to represent the Society 

 at the meetings of the American Society of Microscopists and the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science. The President 

 would present that Report, but before he did so, he (Mr. Crisp) would 

 read the reference to the subject which had been printed by an- 

 ticipation in the October number of the Journal (see p. 808). 



The President said it now fell to him to report upon the visit 

 which he had paid on their behalf since their last meeting, in 

 company with Mr. Bennett (Mr. Glaisher being unfortunately pre- 

 vented from attending), and he might say at the outset that the visit 

 was of considerable interest. After some days spent in New York, 

 during which he endeavoured to obtain as much information as was 

 possible with regard to American microscopy generally, they made 

 their way to Eochester, N.Y., where the annual meeting of the 

 American Society of Microscopists was to be held. The inaugural 

 address by Dr. J. D. Cox, the President of the Society, was chiefly 

 devoted to an account of the work of ToUes, particularly as regarded 

 the production of the lenses of large aperture for which his name 

 was famous. At the subsequent meetings subjects of a very practical 

 character were brought forward and discussed, and a great deal of 

 enthusiasm was shown, especially by the younger men present, amongst 

 whom he was glad to find there were many who were devoting them- 

 selves to the study of micro-organisms and pathogenic forms. The 

 discussions also were carried on with great spirit. The factory of 

 the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. (situated in the town of Eochester) 

 was thrown open to the inspection of all the visitors, and the firm 

 spared no pains to make everything as interesting as possible. They 

 were taken through all the departments, and shown all the processes 

 of manufacture of Microscopes and apparatus by machinery which it 

 was said produced the various parts with such accuracy that they 

 would perfectly fit any instrument of the class to which they be- 

 longed. On the same evening a handsome repast was served in a 

 tent, tastefully arranged and lighted by electricity. Great good 

 feeling was displayed, healths were drunk, and prosperity to the 

 Royal Microscopical Society was one of the toasts of the evening. 

 At the conversazione there was a largo display of Microscopes and 

 objects, and though there was nothing specially now exhibited, the 

 r'cnoral arrangements were so well carried out tluit the gathering was 



