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The President said that it only now remained for him to introduce 

 to them a President under whom the Society would, he was sure, 

 continue to grow and flourish, and who he hoped might be able to 

 report, at the end of his term of office, that the Fellows had continued 

 to increase in numbers. 



Professor P. Martin Duncan, F.E.S., who was very cordially 

 received by the Meeting on taking the Chaii', said that he thanked the 

 Fellows for their kind reception, and for the honour conferred upon 

 him. He felt the great burden that had been placed upon him in 

 following so distinguished a President as Dr. Beale, but he assured 

 them of his best endeavours to promote the prosperity of the Society, 

 and to maintain that good feeling which existed amongst the Fellows. 

 He felt that his shortcomings would be great, because he could not 

 lay claim to any very special knowledge of one important branch of 

 microscopical science, but he trusted that when the time came for him 

 to give up his office, he might be able to give as good an account as 

 his predecessor. _^ 



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



Mr. Crisp : — (1) Model of the hemisphere puzzle in two forms, one 

 arranged on a slide for the Microscope (see p. 326). (2) Swift's 

 "Challenge" Microscope, with radial traversing substage illuminators 

 (see vol. iii. (1880) p. 867) and differential-screw fine-adjustment. 



Mr. Dreyfus : — Two preparations by Dr. 0. E. E. Zimmermann of 

 Chemnitz, one of Aspergillus niger, and the other showing the aerial 

 fruit of Peronospora, with the zygospores in great abundance deeper 

 in the tissues. 



Messrs. Swift and Son : — Modification of " Wale's Working 

 Microscope," with improved fine adjustment (see p. 296). 



Mr. Watson : — Thin mechanical stage (see p. 300). 



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

 Messrs. W. Dawson, J. A. Hill, J. Hood, T. E. Jobling, C. S. Power, 

 R.N., 0. G. Pritchard, and A. H. Simpson. 



EEPOET OF THE COUNCIL 

 Presented to the Annual Meeting on dth February, 1881. 



The Council are glad to be able to present a very satisfactory report 

 on the position of the Society during the past year, as well financially 

 as in respect to the accession of new Fellows, the increasing interest 

 shown in the Meetings, and otherwise. 



Neio Fellows. 



During 1880, 47 Ordinary Fellows (including 1 restored) and 2 

 Ex-Officio Fellows, were elected. Fourteen Ordinary Fellows have 



