168 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Col. O'Hara's communication on some peculiarities of form and in- 

 dependent movement in blood-corpuscles, and a subsequent letter 

 on tbe subject were read. Pboto-micrograpbs in illustration were 

 also exhibited. 



Dr. Maddox said that in Dr. Sternberg's " Photo-micrographs," a 

 blood-corpuscle from a yellow-fever patient was figured which he 

 thought showed the same kind of appearance as that described. 



Col. O'Hara also further explained the results of his examination. 



Mr. Crisp read a letter from Dr. Van Heurck on the advantage he 

 had found in mounting in styrax, and exhibited the slides which he 

 had sent. 



Mr. J. P. Bisset's " List of Desmidiese, found in gatherings made 

 in the neighbourhood of Lake Windermere during 1883," was taken 

 as read. 



Mr. "W. B. Turner's communication on Microihamnion vexator, a new 

 species of fresh-water algae, was read, and a specimen exhibited. 



Mr. Crisp read a list of Fellows who had been nominated for 

 election at the February Meeting as Officers and Council for the 

 ensuing year. 



Mr. P. J. Butler and Mr. E. Kemp were duly elected Auditors of 

 the Treasurer's accounts. 



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



Dr. Beale : — Slides illustrating his paper. 

 Mr. Crisp : — Bulloch's Objective Attachment. 

 Mr. J. Mayall, jun. :— (1) Parsons' Current Slide; (2) Nelson's 

 Microscope Lamps. 



Col. O'Hara : — Photo-micrographs of Blood-corpuscles. 

 Mr. W. B. Turner : — New Fresh-water Alga. 

 Dr. Van Heurck : — Diatoms mounted in styrax. 



