58 
Report of the Library Committee. 
Report of the Library Committee. 
February llfh, 1862. 
Since the last report the Committee have directed great 
attention to the collection of various works requisite to place 
the Library in a condition worthy of the Society, and they 
are able to report a large accession of curious and valuable 
works on the microscope and microscopic subjects during the 
past year. 
The additions consist of 10 volumes presented, and 62 
volumes purchased, together with 59 tracts and 32 volumes 
of tracts on subjects mostly microscopical. 
The opportunity afforded by the sale of the library of our 
late lamented President, Professor Quekett, to add many rare 
works on the Microscope, having been brought to the notice 
of the Council, the Committee were authorised to purchase 
such works as were required, and they succeeded, at a very 
moderate expense, in securing for the Society the greater part 
of the collection, which had occupied many years and much 
labour to procure, and they have much pleasure in reporting 
that, with this acquisition, the library now comprises nearly 
all the works on the Microscope published from 1663 to the 
present time. 
F. W. UOPER. 
Jno. Millar. 
Report of Cabinet Committee. 
December Uth, 1861. 
At the date of the last report the collection of objects in 
the Cabinet of the Society comprised 779 slides, presented by 
33 gentlemen ; since then the Society has received 103 slides, 
presented by 8 gentlemen ; so that the Cabinet now contains 
882 slides, presented by 39 contributors. 
Additions to the list of contributors — Boston Soc. of Nat. Hist. 37 
„ Coates, J., Esq., per Hj. 
Deane, Esq. . . 10 
„ „ Freestone, J. R. Esq. . 3 
„ „ Norman, J. T., Esq. . 12 
„ Staunton, J., Esq. . . 24i 
Whitbread, S. C. . .1 
Added to former contributions (66) by— Carpenter, Dr. W. B. . 14 = 80 
„ „ (25) Jackson, G. . . .2 = 27 
