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PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
John Pierce, Secretary of the Providence (Rhode Island) Micro- 
scopical Club, announcing that a box of slides would soon be sent for 
exchange; acknowledgments of election to corresponding member- 
ship from Dr. J. J. Woodward, of the Army Medical Museum at 
Washington ; Dr. R. H. Ward, editor of the department of micro- 
scopy of the ' American Naturalist ' ; H. C. Clay, Shrevepoint, 
Louisiana ; also a letter from Dr. Harrison, Secretary of the Biological 
Section of the Maryland Academy of Sciences, mentioning the fact 
that their association would be glad to exchange materials or slides at 
any time, and that they proposed soon to forward specimens of their 
handiwork for the inspection of the Memphis Club. 
The Secretary explained that published report of last proceedings 
made it appear that Mr. G. E. Smith's observations on the new -^th 
were confirmatory of Mr. Morehouse's ; whereas Mr. S. is the un- 
doubted originator and demonstrator of the idea that a first-class th 
could be equalled and indeed excelled by a yV*^* 
The Secretary explained the workings of the Postal Micro-cabinet 
Club as detailed in a letter from F. B. Kingdon, Secretary of the 
Margate (England) Microscopical Society. Mr. Kingdon's letter also 
extended the hearty good wishes of the English society, and expressed 
the hope that the two societies might be of material aid to each other. 
Mr. J. A. Omberg read an interesting paper on Crystallography, which 
called out a hearty vote of thanks from the Society and a motion to 
publish. A lively discussion ensued on certain points sprung by Mr. 
Omberg' s essay, after which the Society adjourned to the next regular 
meeting, first Thursday in January. 
QuEKETT Microscopical Club. 
Ordinary Meeting, February 26, 1876.— Dr. Matthews, F.R.M.S., 
President, in the chair. 
Notice was given that the permission of the Council of University 
College had been granted to hold the annual soiree of the club on 
Friday, the 16th of April. 
A letter from Colonel Horsley to Mr. Curties was read, describing 
a possibly new species of Vaginicola (somewhat resembling V. 
decumbens), and drawings of it by Mr. Fullagar were exhibited. 
The President announced that Mr. F. Crisp had made a donation 
to the club of a sum of 201. annually for five years, and read a report 
of the committee as to the be^t method of applying it. This was con- 
sidered to be by awarding presents of books or scientific instruments 
to members who might distinguish themselves in microscopical work. 
Mr. B. T. Lowne gave an introductory lecture on the Histology 
of the Eye, in which he treated of its structure and functions, giving 
a general description of its various parts, and their relation to each 
other. The histology of the separate portions was to form the subject 
of a future lecture. 
Erratum. 
Page 10, line 15, /or "found," read " formed." 
