332 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



24Z. 3s. in 188G. The invested funds of the Society stand at 20G1Z. 10s. 3d. 

 (taking the Consols at par). The difference botween this amount and 

 that shown at the end of the previous year is occasioned by the sale of 

 Consols to meet the donation of 100/. granted by the Society to tho 

 Marine Biological Association. 



Library and Cabinet. — Considerable progress has been made with tho 

 rearrangement of the Library, and a number of books which wero of no 

 interest from a microscopical or biological point of view have been 

 disposed of. It is intended to mako a further revision with a view of 

 excluding others for which there is no accommodation, and which can be 

 only of secondary interest to tho Follows. 



It has been found possiblo to add an additional shelf to some of the 

 cases in the Library without interfering with their general construction. 



Tho circulation of tho books will commence at tho beginning of tho 

 next Session under regulations which will bo issued with the August 

 number of the Journal. 



Mr. Suffolk has continued his examination of the Cabinet, but tho 

 largo number of the slides, and the defectivo state of many of them, 

 require still more time to deal with satisfactorily. 



Bye-Laws. — During the past year tho Council have revised and 

 amended the Bye-Laws, which had not been revised since their original 

 issue at the time the charter was granted. Since that date some 

 important modifications have been made, including the election of Ex- 

 officio Fellows and the admission of Lady Fellows, and it became 

 necessary to amend many of the provisions in order to make the Bye- 

 Laws consistent throughout. Some new clauses have also been added, 

 and as revised the Council think that tho new Bye-Laws will be found 

 to constitute a considerable improvement upon tho old ones. 



Journal. — The Council have much pleasure in indorsing the remarks 

 made by Mr. Crisp in the preface to the last volume of the Journal with 

 regard to the co-operation of the co-editors, and they cordially agree 

 that the best thanks of the Society are duo to these gentlemen for the 

 able and persevering manner in which they have carried out tho portions 

 of the Summary of Current Researches committed to their charge. 



Meeting of 14th Maech, 1888, at King's College, Strand, W.C., 

 Dr. B. Bkaithwaite, F.L.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 8 th February last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



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 

 Allen, T. F., The Characese of America. Part I., G2 pp., 54 figs. 



(8vo, New York, 1S83) The Author. 



Martin, B., The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy. 3 vols, f Executors of 



(8vo, London, 1781-2) I Dr. Millar. 



