PROCEEDINGS OP THE SOCIETY. 317 



Library. — The Council have hitherto found it impracticable to 

 carry out their desire to allow the books to circulate. They are, 

 however, directing their attention to the matter, and hope to be able 

 hereafter to announce the completion of the necessary arrangements. 



Donations to the Library have been received from a few only 

 of the Fellows. The Council will be glad of further donations of 

 suitable books. 



The Journal. — The Journal has been continued during the past 

 year upon substantially the same plan as in the preceding. 



In compliance with the desire expressed by several of the Fellows 

 the Council sanctioned the restoration of the Bibliography, so far as 

 it relates to either branch of Microscopy, and they understand that 

 this arrangement has given satisfaction to the Fellows at large. 

 Special attention has been directed to the section devoted to the pre- 

 paration of objects, and it is believed that the portion of the Journal 

 dealing with Microscopy is now as complete as it can be made having 

 regard to the space available, and that the Fellows have before them 

 a very comprehensive record of all that is being done in microscopy 

 in all parts of the world. 



The question of space presents a difficulty which the Council see 

 no prospect of being able to overcome. Mr. Crisp has informed the 

 Council that twice the present number of pages are necessary to do 

 only bare justice to the subjects treated of, but after giving the matter 

 full consideration it does not appear to the Council that the limit of 

 1000 pages which they formerly laid down can be prudently exceeded, 

 unless the funds placed at their disposal are considerably augmented. 



As notwithstanding the increase in the number printed on the 

 commencement of the new series some of the parts are already nearly 

 out of print the list of exchanges has been somewhat reduced, and the 

 price of each part to non-Fellows raised to 5s. 



Meeting of 14th Makoh, 1883, at King's College, Strand, W.C, 

 James Glaisher, Esq., F.E.S. (Vice-President), in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of 14th February last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) re- 

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

 Society given to the donors. 



From 

 Dippel, L. — ' Das Mikroskop und seine Anwendung.' 2nd ed. 



Part I. sec. 2. (JreiJe, p. 134) The Author. 



Malley, A. C.—' Micro-photography.' (Ante, y>. 289) .. .. The Publisher. 

 "Wilder, B. G., and Gage, S. H. — ' Anatomical Technology as 



applied to the Domestic Cat.' xxvi. and 575 pp. (130 



figs.). 8vo, New York and Chicago, 1882 Mr. Crisp. 



3 Heliotype Photomicrographs of Mosses I>r. F. C. Eicer. 



30 Slides of Gold, &c Mr. Hanks. 



1 Slide of Diatomaceous deposit from Barbadoes Dr. Rac. 



