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rKOCEEDIKGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Dr. Maddox : — Dr. Miquel's improved nutritive lichenized paper. 

 Mr, E. M. Nelson : — Leitz Microscope with simple condenser. 

 Messrs. Parkes : — 1/16 in. Glycerin Immersion Objective. 

 Mr. Stei)lienson : — Now Cata-dioptric Ilhimiuator. 

 Mr. Siitlblk : — Proboscis of Blow-fly mounted in biniodide of 

 mercury, showing the structure of the pseudo-tracherc. 



Mr. Tarn : — Swift's Cone Condenser, made in January 1883. 



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

 Messrs. J. Farrow Ballard, F.C.S., A. Swayne Underwood, L.D.S., 

 M.E.CS., J. Edward Line, D.D.S., and Ernest B. Stuart. 



EEPOET OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1884. 



FcUoiis. — During the year 52 Ordinary Fellows were elected and 

 22 died or resigned, making an increase of 30 as against 25 in 1883, 

 and an addition to revenue of 49/. 7s. per annum. Amongst the 

 elections were those of 4 Lady Fellows, the first elected under the 

 new bye-law, one of them being the joint editor of a microscopical 

 journal well known in America and this country. 



The following tabular statement shows the number of Fellows 

 elected in the six years since 1878 and those elected in the i^receding 

 six years. 



One Honorary Fellow died during 1884, viz. Dr. J. J. Woodward, 

 whose photo-micrographs obtained such a world-wide reputation. 

 The vacancy was filled by the election of Prof. W. Kitchen Parker, 

 F.E.S., a Past-President of the Society. Since the close of the year 

 biological science has had to deplore the death of Dr. F, Eitter v. 

 Stein, the author of the unfinished ' Organismus der Infusionsthiere,' 

 and the Council have approved the nomination as an Honorary 

 Fellow of Dr. J. H. Flogel, some of whose laborious and elaborate 

 researches on the structure of diatoms have recently been published 

 by the Society. 



The list of Fellows now includes 581 Ordinary, 50 Honorary, and 

 83 Ex-officio Fellows, or 714 in all. 



Finances. — The Treasurer's accounts continue to show a most 

 satisfactory condition of the Society's finances. 700Z. 13s. 7d. was 

 collected during the year for annual subscriptions alone, being 

 167/. Is. lid. in excess of the average of the last six years. 



