498 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Mr. Guimaraens described a slide showing a true Xanihidium in 

 Halifax coal strata, discovered by Mr. James Spencer, of Halifax, who 

 also prepared the slide. 



Mr. Bolton's note was read on tbe finding in Epping Forest of 

 the Ehizopod Clathrulina elegans, which forms a transition from the 

 fresh-water Heliozoa to the marine Polycystina. This was, Mr. Bolton 

 believed, the first discovery of it in England. 



Mr. Crisp asked that any Fellows finding Megalotrocha alho- 

 Jlavicans, or Lacinularia socialis,. would send living specimens to Dr. 

 C. T. Hudson, who was much in want of them for his forthcoming 

 work on the Eotatoria. 



The President announced that the following resolution had that 

 evening been passed by the Council, and gave notice that a special 

 meeting of the Society would be held on the 14th May next, for the 

 purpose of taking it into consideration, and passing such resolutions as 

 might be considered desirable, whether by alteration of the by-laws 

 or otherwise: — 



" That it is expedient that ladies should be admitted as members of 

 the Society, either as Fellows or Associates, or under such other title 

 as the Society shall determine, provided that they shall not attend the 

 ordinary meetings." 



The President also announced that in consequence of the change 

 of librarian, the second Conversazione would be omitted for this 

 session. 



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



Mr, Badcock : — Slide in illustration of his paper. 



Mr. Bolton : — Clathrulina elegans. 



Dr. Carpenter : — Photographs in illustration of his paper. 



Mr. Crisp: — ^Paraboloid for rotating illumination in azimuth. 



Mr. Guimaraens : — Xanthidium in Halifax coal strata. 



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

 Messrs. Charles Botterill, Aristides Fournet, Eev. T. M. Gorman, 

 Henry Gradbe, M.D., G. Massee, Benjamin Owen Meek, Gerald Sturt, 

 and John Michael Williams. 



