170 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 11th January, 1888, at King's College, Strand, W.C., 

 the President (the Rev. Dr. Dallinger, F.R.S.) in the Chai»; 



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 

 M'Oov, F., Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria. Decades 1-14. The Government 



8 vo, Melbourne, 1878-87 of Victoria. 



The President said that since their last meeting the death had oc- 

 curred of Dr. Arthur Farre, F.R.S., who was formerly Professor of 

 Obstetrics in King's College and a Physician Extraordinary to the 

 Queen, and who was also one of the first supporters of the Society 

 (elected in 1840) at a time when it held a position very different from 

 that which it occupied at the present day. He was one of those who 

 had actively assisted in bringing microscopy to its present condition of 

 prominence, and his death would be recorded with sorrow. 



Mr. Crisp also referred to the death of Mr. Lettsom, formerly a 

 Fellow of the Society, and who was specially interested in the optical 

 questions connected with the Microscope. The death of Mr. Dancer 

 had also taken place, who, although not known to them as an attendant 

 at the meetings, had in former years done much useful work in con- 

 nection with microscor)y. 



Mr. Crisp read the list of nominations for Officers and Council for 

 the ensuing year, to be elected at the Annual Meeting in February. 



Mr. J. J. Vezey and Mr. W. W. Reeves were elected Auditors of the 

 Treasurer's accounts. 



Mr. Crisp gave notice, on behalf of the Council, of the alterations in 

 the Bye Laws which it was intended to present to the Annual Meeting 

 for adoption. In consequence of alterations made from time to time 

 in certain of the Bye Laws, the wording of others required revision 

 in order to make them consistent, and some additions had also appeared 

 to be advisable. The nature of the proposed alterations was then 

 explained to the meeting, and the proof of the Bye Laws as amended 

 was laid on the table. 



Prof. Stewart exhibited a specimen of a Lamellibranchiate shell 

 which he said possessed some peculiar features of a very interesting 

 character, and which, although often figured, were not generally known 

 to biologists at large. In some of the Mollusca the individuals were 

 monoecious, but in those where the sexes were separate the female shell 

 was usually larger than the male and also differed considerably in shape, 

 as shown by the drawings of each, which he made upon the board. In 

 the genus Thecalia the female shell exhibited a peculiarity which was 

 quite unique ; this genus contained only two species, of which con- 



