PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 165 



The following Instruments, Objects, &c., were exhibited:— 



Mr. Bolton : — Melicerta tuhicolaria. 



Mr. T. Christy : — New Microscope Lamp. 



Mr, Crisp: — Ahrens' New Erecting Microscope; Griffith's Photo- 

 micrographic Camera ; " Monkey " Microscope. 



Mr, dirties : — Portable Medical Microscope. 



Mr. J. Mayall, jun. : — Photographs and reproductions of Janssen 

 Microscope. 



Mr. Rousselet : — Asplanchna Brightwellii. 



New Fellows : — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows : — 

 Messrs. B, D, Loveland, M.D., Thomas F. Smith, F. W, Sutcliffe, 

 Walter H. Tyas, and James H, Veitch ; the President of the Nottingham 

 Naturalist's Society was also elected an Ex-officio Fellow. 



Meeting of 9th January, 1889, at King's College, Strand, W.C, 

 Dr. C. T. Hudson, M.A,, LL.D,, President, in the Chair, 



The Minutes of the meeting of 12th December, 1888, were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



The List of Nominations for the Council was read. 



Mr. Parsons and Mr. Guimaraens were elected Auditors. 



Mr, Karop said he had brought to the meeting and exhibited under 

 a Microscope in the room, a slide showing something, the nature of 

 which he was unable to determine, and should therefore be very glad if 

 any of the Fellows of the Society could help him in the matter. Some 

 years ago he collected a large number of samples of sea-sand, from 

 amongst which he selected and mounted numerous specimens, the chief 

 interest of which was due to the fact that many of the calcareous 

 particles were found to be marked in a peculiar way by the action of 

 fungi or algae or some other cause. A short time ago he was going 

 through these slides so as to select from them those most worth keeping, 

 when he came across one which was of a very peculiar character. In 

 this the marking showed numerous slender rays which appeared to 

 branch out in all directions, and one which seemed to have touched the 

 cover-glass was turned on one side as if by the contact. Further 

 examination showed that there were several other particles identical with 

 this one, and the questions arose, were they endolithic crystals or were 

 tbey produced by fungi ? If crystals, what of, and how produced, seeing 

 that the particles were mounted in Canada balsam ? 



Mr. Crisp said the appearance was so exactly like those of a 

 Eadiolarian, that one could hardly believe it to be a specimen of 

 crystallization. 



The President, after inspecting the specimen, agreed that it looked 

 exactly like a living Eadiolarian. 



Mr. J. G, Waller said that on examining this specimen he felt quite 

 sure that it did not belong to the same class as any of those of which he 



