532 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Mr. P. H. Gosse's paper " On Twelve New Species of Eotifera " was 

 read by Prof. Bell (jsupra, p. 361). 



The President said that the Council had felt from time to time some 

 responsibility as to the matters to be brought before the meetings, as well 

 as objects of interest for exhibition, and their feeling was that it would be 

 very desirable if there could be more talking and more exhibiting on the 

 other side of the table. If some of the Fellows would (as Mr. Cheshire had 

 done that evening) give some description of objects of interest or of recent 

 observation, it would greatly add to the usefulness of their meetings. 



Mr. Badcock said that, adopting the suggestion just made by the Presi- 

 dent, he might mention that he knew where to find something which at the 

 present time was rather rare. In Victoria Park there was a pond where 

 Denclrosoma radians and Floscularia could be found in enormous abundance, 

 also BracMonus in several varieties ; Epistylis in several species, with many 

 other kinds of pond life, including Polyzoa, just now hatching out from the 

 egg. The pond was one of the most extraordinary for the number of things 

 which were to be found in it that he had ever known. If any Fellows of 

 the Society interested in the matter would call upon him, he should be 

 happy to point it out. 



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



Mr. Bolton : — Melicerta conifera. 



Mr. F. E. Cheshire:— Fertile Worker Bees. 



Mr. Crisp : — (1) Campani's Compound Microscope. (2) Zeiss's 

 Adjustable Nose-piece. 



Mr. J. B. Kobinson : — Photographs of living Eotifera : Floscularia, 

 Melicerta, and StepJianoceros. 



Mr. B. W. Thomas :— Slides (13) of Diatomacca). 



Mr. A. W. Waters : — Photographs of snow crystals. 



Mr. T. C. White : — Various Photomicrographs illustrating his note. 



New Fellows : — 1 he following were elected Ordinary Fellows : — 

 Col. C. K. Brooke and Messrs. E. Dadswell, D. Do Vero Hunt, L.E.C.P., 

 A. Mantle, M.D., and E. Pinkney. 



Meeting of 11th Mav, 1887, at King's College, Strand, W.C, 

 THE President (the Eev. Dr. Dallinger, F.E.S.) in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 13th April last were read and confirmed, 

 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. 



Boiisfield, E. C., A Guide to the Science of Photo-micrograpliy ; con- From 



tiiining Exposure-Table and rules for working. 69 pp. and Table. 

 (8vo, London, 1887) The Author. 



