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t Monthly Mloroocoplcal 
Journal, June 1, 1869. 
PEOCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES * 
KoYAJL Microscopical SociETY.t 
King's College, 12th May, 1869. 
The Rev. J. B. Eeade, F.R.S. (President), in the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
The President said he wished to make a remark on that portion 
of the minutes which related to the two papers which had been "taken 
as read." As was well known, there was not time at the last meeting 
to read these papers ; and as it was intended that both papers should 
appear in the Society's journal, he had hoped that the discussion on 
Mr. Suffolk's paper on " The Proboscis of the Blow-fly," would have 
taken place conjointly with that which might follow the reading of 
Mr. Lowne's paper announced to be read that evening. Owing, how- 
ever, to the i]lnessj of the editor of the journal, the publication of 
Mr. Suffolk's paper (though it was in print) had been unavoidably 
delayed. Nevertheless he, the President, should feel disappointed if 
the meeting was not put in possession of the facts which Mr. Suffolk 
desired to communicate ; and he proposed therefore that, as Mr. 
Suffolk's thorough acquaintance with the subject would enable him to 
do it, he should give a resume of his paper, at the close of Mr. Lowne's 
paper. 
A list of donations to the Society was then read, and a vote of 
thanks passed to the donors. 
The President said he had received a communication from Mr. 
George Busk, F.R.S. (who had been one of the editors of the former 
journal of the Society), stating that in consequence of his numerous 
and pressing engagements, both public and private, he found it im- 
possible to attend the meetings of the Society, and he had therefore 
very unwillingly decided to tender his resignation of the Fellowship 
which he held in the Society. 
The council, on the other hand, were equally unwilling to termi- 
nate their connection with Mr. Busk, not only on account of the deep 
interest which he had taken in the Society, but also from their know- 
* Secretaries of Societies will greatly oblige us by writing out tkeir reports 
legibly — especially the technical terms — and by "underlining" words, such as 
specific names, which must be printed in italics. They will thus ensure accuracy 
and enhance the value of their proceedings. — Ed. M. M. J. 
t Report supplied by the Secretaries. 
X This statement, which the President was kind enough to make, while 
perfectly correct in point of fact, is really not the explanation of the matter. The 
answer to the difficulty is a simple one, and is this. The Editor is allowed but 
two plates in each number of the ' Journal.' An excellent paper of the Society's — 
Mr. Sanders's — had the priority of Mr, Suffolk's paper, and demanded a plate and 
a half in illustration. Mr. Suffolk's paper required four plates, and therefore the 
Editor, much to his own inconvenience and with great regret, was compelled to 
allow it to stand over.— En. M. M. J. 
