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The members mustered in force, and all sorts and conditions of 

 microscopes were soon at work ; and it is astonishing what a 

 number of lines of study were represented. Of these a brief 

 enumeration here only can be given. 



Mr. J. J. Andrew, L.D.S., F.R.CS. Eng., exhibited a number 

 of sections of bones, teeth, and other hard materials. Mr. G. J. 

 Glen and Mr. D. M'Kee having also exhibits, including various 

 native and foreign rocks and precious stones, such as Onyx, 

 Jasper, Indian Agates, Chalcedonies, &c. ; and Mr. M'Kee accom- 

 panied them by a case of specimens, rough and polished, and 

 with books explaining their history and uses, localities, &c. 

 Mr. Wm. Gray, M.R.I.A., exhibited specimens of microscopic 

 marine objects. Mr. W. A. Firth exhibited a number of rare 

 Diatoms from Samaru, Otago, New Zealand. These comprised 

 some rarely beautiful forms, many quite new, and others described 

 from the Barbadoes deposit by the late Dr. Greville in "Trans. 

 Royal Microscopical Society ;" also other interesting slides of 

 Diatoms from North American deposits. These Diatoms, the 

 silicious skeletons of minute water plants, extremely beautiful, 

 seem to have a large attraction for the members of the Club, for 

 many members exhibit them in their collections, and a large 

 number of specimens have been enlarged by micro-photography. 

 Mr. George Donaldson exhibited a set of these beautiful 

 photographs, a number being also shown by Mr. R. Welch and 

 Mr. Stelfox. Mr. Stelfox went farther, and exhibited by 

 microscope and camera the method adopted for producing these 

 and other examples of micro-photography. Many of the forms 

 offer valuable suggestions to our art designers and glass and 

 jewel workers. 



Mr. Welch also showed Ostracoda from the Alexandra Dock, 

 and from the Estuarine clay in the foundations of Messrs. 

 Robinson & Cleaver's. 



Mr. Joseph Wright exhibited a variety of Foraminifera, some 

 beautiful and others rare, from the dredging of the S.S. " Lord 

 Ban don " off the south-west coast of Ireland, 



Mr. W. Swanston, F.G.S., rare microscopic shells from the 

 same dredgings. 



