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Dr. Anthony having put tlie proposition to tlie meeting, it was 

 carried by acclanaation. 



Prof. Duncan, in thanking the Fellows for the very warm manner 

 in which the vote of thanks had been received, said they coiild perhaps 

 hardly realize what a feeling of satisfaction arose in his mind when 

 he found that they were parting from each other under such very 

 gratifying circumstances. Throughout his triple term of office nothing 

 disagreeable had ever happened, and as to their general prosperity, the 

 state of their finances would afford conclusive proof as to that, 

 apart from the fact that no less than 143 Fellows had been elected 

 during the three years. With regard to his successor he could only 

 say that he believed that they would find the Eev. Mr. Dallinger a 

 most admirable President, and one well qualified in every way to fill 

 the position to which he had been elected. 



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

 Mr. T. Bolton : — Bacillaria paradoxa. 



Mr. F. E. Cheshire: — Inosculating Muscular Fibres from the 

 dorsal vessel of Apis mellifica (third segment). 

 Mr. Crisp : — 



(1) Hirschwald's Goniometer Microscope. 

 I (2) Nelson's Student's Microscope. 



(3) Pringsheim's Photo-chemical Microscope. 



(4) Schieck's Corneal Microscope. 

 Mr. Eosseter : — Stejphanoceros Eichhornii. 



Mr. C. M. Vorce : — Crystals of Uric Acid from Lepidoptera. 



New Fellows ; — The following w^ere elected Ordinary Fellows : — 

 Messrs. William H. Bates, M.D., John Bennett, William E. Damon, 

 Kichard L. Mestayer, A.S.C.E., John Morley, and William Wales. 



EEPOET OF THE COUNCIL FOE 1883. 



Fellows. — The number of new Ordinary Fellows elected during 

 1883 was 53, as against 40 in 1882. After deducting 28 Fellows 

 (2 of whom were compounders) who have died or resigned, this 

 leaves a net increase of 25 for the year, and an addition to revenue 

 of 44Z. 2s. per annum. 



Of the Honorary Fellows, Dr. F. Pacini died during 1883, and in 

 his place was elected Dr. H. van Heurck, of the Botanical Gardens, 

 Antwerp, well known as a microscopist and for his excellent synopsis 

 of Belgian diatoms. 



The list now includes 551 Ordinary, 50 Honorary, and 83 Ex- 

 officio Fellows, or 684 in all. 



The Council are of opinion that, under existing circumstances, the 

 subscription of Foreign Fellows is too low. For a payment of 21s. 

 per annum Fellows residing abroad, within the limits of the Postal 



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