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 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting or 12th June, 1889, at King's College, Steand, W.C, 

 THE President (Dr. C. T. Hudson, F.E.S.) in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 12tli May last were read and con- 

 firmed, and were signed by the President. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) 

 received since the last meeting was submitted, and the thanks of the 

 Society given to the donors. 



Eosenbusch, H., Petrograpliical Tables. An Aid to the Micro- From 



scopical Determination of Kock-forming Minerals. Trans- 

 lated and edited by Dr. F. H. Hatch. 3 tables and preface. 

 (4to, London, n.d.) Swan Sonnenschein & Oo The Publishers. 



Slides (2), Megalotrocha semibullata Mr. V. Gunson Thorpe, Surg. R.N. 



Slides (2), Asplanchna n. sp. and Lacinularia n. sp Mr. T. Whitelegge. 



The President said that the Fellows were aware of the necessity 

 which had arisen of finding rooms for the Society in consequence of 

 their having to vacate those at present in occupation at King's College, 

 and he called upon the Secretary to make a statement as to the steps 

 which had been taken by the Council in the matter. 



Mr. Crisp said that, after some deliberation, the Council had decided 

 upon taking rooms which had been offered to them at Mo. 20, Hanover 

 Square. The house had been taken by the Medical and Chirurgical 

 Society who intended to occupy the ground-floor and let off the rest to 

 other Societies. The portions available were the first and second floors, 

 with the use of a large meeting room which was to be built upon the 

 garden at the back. They were not able to afford the rent asked for the 

 first floor, and had therefore decided to take two rooms on the second floor 

 — at the back, these being larger than the front. They were to have a 

 lease of these for 21 years, and the rent was agreed at 130Z. per annum, 

 which sum would include cleaning, rates and taxes, and electric lighting. 

 This rent was rather more than they were paying at the present time, 

 but considering the difficulty of getting suitable accommodation, he 

 thought the Fellows would have every reason to be satisfied, especially 

 as the increased expense would only be about 20Z., and this would 

 be met by the addition to their income from new Fellows during the 

 year. They were not obliged to turn out of their present premises 

 before next year, and as it would take some time to get the new ones 

 ready, they would probably hold another annual meeting where they 

 were. 



Mr. Crisp called attention to a new homogeneous-immersion 1/12 in. 

 objective by Messrs. Powell and Lealand, under which Mr. Powell was 

 showing Amphiyleura pellucida in a very satisfactory way. He must not 

 say anything as to the price, but those who knew what it was might be 

 tempted to conclude that they had been paying rather too much for that 

 class of objective hitherto. 



