MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
February lQt\ 1859. 
Dr. Lankester, President, in the Chair. 
Keport of Council. 
According to annual custom, the Council have to make 
the following Report on the progress and present state of the 
Society : 
The number of members reported at the last aniversary 
was 267, including two associates and one honorary member. 
Since that time 23 ordinary members have been elected, 
making a total of 290. This number must, however, be re- 
duced by 4 ordinary members deceased, and 10 resigned, 
leaving a final total of 276, and showing an increase of 9 on 
the number of members at the last anniversary. 
The Library has been increased by various donations, as 
well as by several purchases. Since the commencement of 
the present session the Council have come to the determina- 
tion of disposing of a certain number of copies of the 
original ^Transactions^ among the members at a reduced 
price, and it is proposed to employ the money thus obtained 
in the purchase and binding of books for the Library, which 
cannot be procured by any other means. 
The Collection of Objects has received several additions, 
among which the Council have most particularly to call 
attention to the very valuable and important present of 
Mr. Okeden, consisting of 204 objects, illustrating his paper 
on the ' Diatomacese of South Wales/ read at the meeting 
of the Society in June last. 
The Auditors' Report, which follows, gives the state of 
the finances ; the balance in the treasurer's hands being 
£35 17s. 5d. 
The ^ Journal ' has been distributed gratuitously as usual ; 
the arrangements made for that purpose being perfectly 
satisfactory. 
