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extended over a period of four years. As was well known, he (Dr. 

 Carpenter) had always spoken strongly of the value of thorough 

 and continuous work on one subject. There was a great deal of 

 good microscopical power running to waste, for the simple reason 

 that the owners of the instruments gave themselves up to a kind of 

 dilettante study instead of concentrating their attention. Their 

 President had shown them what was the value of close continuous 

 work, and no better encouragement could be given to the younger 

 members of the Society than was afforded by such an excellent 

 example. He had therefore great pleasure in moving that the best 

 thanks of the Society be given to the President for his admirable 

 address. 



Mr. Crisp said he should be glad to be allowed to second the 

 motion, if only to take the opportunity of referring to the way in 

 which Dr. Dallinger had carried out the duties of his presidency 

 during the past year. When his name was first mentioned in con- 

 nection with the office it was assumed by some that as he lived so 

 far away he would not often attend the meetings. Those who 

 made that assumption did not know Dr. Dallinger. In fact he had 

 attended every meeting since his election, which was more than 

 could be said of any other President within his recollection. The 

 Fellows were not, however, aware at what sacrifice this had been done. 

 The President was accustomed, as on the present occasion, to come up 

 from Sheffield late in the afternoon of the day of meeting, returning 

 the next morning by a train which necessitated his rising shortly 

 after 4 a.m. The President's co-operation had also been available 

 on all other occasions when it had been necessary to refer to him. 

 He was sure they would all agree that in Dr. Dallinger they had 

 a President who was unsurpassed in the zeal which he brought to 

 the performance of the duties of his office. 



Dr. Carpenter then put the motion to the meeting, and it was 

 carried by acclamation. 



The President said he felt extremely obliged to the Fellows for 

 the attention which they had given to his address, and for the manner 

 in which they had responded to the vote of thanks which had been so 

 kindly proposed and seconded. He could only say that when they 

 elected him to the position he occupied he felt that they did him so 

 much honour that it imposed upon him the obligation of giving the 

 fullest attention to the interests of the Society which lay in his 

 power. 



The President proposed a vote of thanks to the Auditors and 

 Scrutineers, which was seconded by Mr. Beck and carried. 



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

 Mr. Bolton : — VorticellidEe and Eotifera. 

 Dr. J. D. Cox : — Photographs of Diatoms. 



Mr. Crisp : — (1) Baumann's Calliper Microscope with fixed 

 Micrometer ; (2) Sohncke's Microscope for observing Newton's Eings. 



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