REPORT 
OF 
THE FOUETEENTH ANNUAL MEETINO 
OF THE 
MICROSCOPICA'L SOCIETY. 
The Microscopical Society of London held their Fourteenth 
Annual Meeting, February 15th, 1854, — George Jackson, 
Esq , President, in the Chair. The Assistant Secretary read 
the following Reports : — 
Report of Council. — According to annual custom, the Council 
have to make a Report on the state and progress of the Society 
during the past year. 
The number of members at the last anniversary was — ordi- 
nary members 198, associates and honorary 5, giving a total 
of 203. Since that time there have been elected 28, making 
the total number 231. This number must, however, be re- 
duced by 3, who have retired, making a final total of 228, 
and being an increase of 25 upon the number at the last 
anniversary. 
The cabinet of objects and the library have been increased 
by various donations ; and there are also in the possession of 
the Society various drawings and diagrams relating chiefly to 
papers read at the meetings of the Society, together with 
copies of the several parts of the Transactions and of the 
Journal. 
The Council have also to state that, in consequence of the 
great inconvenience of the present rooms, they have decided 
upon removing from them. The Society will return to the 
rooms of the Horticultural Society in Regent-street, if possible, 
by the meeting on the 29th March. 
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