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 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 9th June, 1886, at King's College, Strand, W.C., the 

 President (the Eev. Dr. Dallinger, F.R.S.) in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 12th May 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. 



Hudson, C. T., and P. H. Gosse. The Rotifera ; or Wheel Ani- From 

 malcules. Part IV., pp. 1-48, pis. 16-20. (8vo, LondoD, 

 1886) The Publishers. 



Euler, L., Constructs Lentium Objectivarum ex duplici vitro. 



31 pp. and 1 pi. (4to, Petropolis, 1762) Mr. Crisp. 



Fisher, G. T., Microscopic Manipulation. 72 pp. and 33 figs. 



, (8vo, London, 1846) „ 



Gissler, C. F., Contributions to the Fauna of the New York 

 Croton Water. 23 pp. and 5 pis. _(8vo, New York, 1872) 



Hill, J., An History of Animals, containing descriptions of the 

 Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insects, of the several parts of the 

 world ; and including accounts of the several classes of 

 Animalcules visible only by the assistance of Microscopes. 

 584 pp. and 28 pis. (Fol, London, 1752) „ 



Optics. (Library of Useful Knowledge.) 68 pp. and 55 figs. 



(8vo, London, 1829) „ 



Optical Instruments. (Ditto.) 60 pp. and 89 figs. (8vo, 



London, 1832) ., „ 



West, T., On the Structure of the Seed in Solanacese. 7 pp. and 



3 pis. (8vo, London, 1866)] „ 



26 Slides of various Starches .. Mr. Waldron Griffiths. 



Mr. G. F. Dowdeswell described a preparation of the microbe of 

 rabies in the spinal cord of a rabid dog, which he exhibited under a 

 Microscope in the room with 1/6 in. objective x 400 (supra, p. 669). 



Mr. W. T. Suffolk called attention to twenty-six slides of various 

 starches received from Mr. Waldron Griffiths, of Cirencester. The 

 collection had been carefully made for trade verification purposes, 

 and would be very useful in the determination of starches. 



Mr. Crisp exhibited Beck's Mineral Microscope (supra, p. 673) ; 

 also an electric incandescence lamp for the sub-stage, which he had 

 received anonymously from America without the name of either 

 designer or sender. 



Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell exhibited a specimen received from Prof. 

 Macintosh, of St. Andrews, of a very young star-fish, in a stage so 

 early as to show clearly the knob-like portions of the larval organ, 



