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Dr. Wallich requested that there might be a discussion, as he 
considered that Dr. Carpenter had led the Society to infer that 
it was Professor Sars who had disproved Forbes’ dictum that 
animal life could not exist below 300 fathoms, and that reflections 
were thus thrown upon the results obtained by him, Dr. Wallich, 
in 1860, several years before the observations of Professor Sars, 
and as there was a correspondence going on between himself and 
Dr. Carpenter on the subject, he thought the results of other 
observers ought not at the present time to have been brought 
forward. 
Dr. Carpenter replied that he merely mentioned Professor 
Sars’ observations to show the origin of the present expedition, 
and he was quite ready to admit that the results of Dr. Wallich 
were obtained before those of Professor Sars : all that he said was 
that Professor Sars’ observations had completely settled the 
question of the incorrectness of Professor Forbes’ views. 
The President remarked that it was understood when Dr. 
Carpenter consented to come before the Society that there was 
to be no discussion. 
Dr. Carpenter then called attention to the objects exhibited 
under the Microscopes. These were specimens of Cystellaria, 
Globigerina, Lituola, Bhabdammina, Testularia, Astrorhiza limi- 
cola, Milidine, Cornuspira, Khizocrinus, Tubes of Pectinaria, 
Tubes of Annelids, &c. The formation of these tubes is very 
remarkable. They consist of sand grains or minute shells built 
up with great regularity and glued together with a ferruginous 
cement which requires strong nitric acid to dissolve it. In one 
specimen of Globigerina, the animal itself was to be seen. 
A vote of thanks was then passed to Dr. Carpenter for bring- 
ing his results before the Society; aud also to Mr. Charles Baker, 
for the loan of six microscopes and lamps wherewith to sup- 
plement the Society’s instruments in exhibiting the large number 
of specimens on view. 
In accordance with Bye-law No. 18, a Besolution of the Council, 
which had been read three times before the Society, to remove 
from the books the names of ten Fellows w T ho were more than two 
years in arrear with their subscriptions, was balloted for, and 
there being the requisite majority in favour of the Besolution, 
their names were removed accordingly. 
The President reminded the Society that at the last meeting he 
announced the presentation to the Society by Lieutenant Chimno 
of a quantity of mud from deep-sea dredgings, and that Major 
Owen had undertaken a preliminary investigation of it. Major 
Owen had now completed that investigation, and the mud having 
been arranged in eight classes dredged from depths varying from 
2000 to 14,000 feet, it was now ready for distribution, and any 
Fellow desirous of assisting at its complete examination should 
apply to the Council for that purpose. 
Dr. Carpenter called attention to a new description of case for 
keeping slides, which had been made for him by Mr. Collins. It 
