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Manchester Circulating Microscopic Cabinet Society". 
Annual Meeting. 
Held 12th January, 1869, at the house of Mr. J. Armstrong, 
88, Deansgate, Manchester. 
Present — -Messrs. Harne, J. Armstrong. Aylward, H. C. Arm- 
strong, Nash, and Hope; also Messrs. J. Hyde, J. H. Hope, and 
G. B. Armstrong, as friends. 
Mr. J. Armstrong in the chair. 
Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. 
The cash account for the past year was read by the Treasurer, 
examined and passed. 
Tender for ‘■Microscopical Journal.' — Mr. Armstrong explained 
that only two tenders had been sent in, and those were in the 
hands of Mr. Aylward, who had omitted to bring them to the 
meeting. Agreed that the tenderers (Mr. J. Armstrong and Mr. 
Hope) settle this matter between them. 
Election of officers . — For the office of President, Mr. Horne 
and Mr. J. Armstrong were proposed, and the former was elected 
by a majority of 1. 
Treasurer. — Mr. J. Armstrong and Mr. Nash were proposed 
for this office, and the former was elected by a majority of 2. 
Secretary. — Mr. Nash and Mr. Hope were proposed, and the 
latter was elected by a majority of 2. 
Subject for next meeting .- — Proposed by Mr. Hope, and seconded 
by Mr. J. Armstrong, “ That the subject for the next quarterly 
meeting be ‘ Crystals.’ ” — Carried unanimously. 
The next meeting to take place on 13th April, 1869 ; place of 
meeting to be named afterwards. 
Proposed by Mr. J. Armstrong, and seconded by Mr. Ayl- 
ward, “That the quarterly meeting in future commence at 7 
o’clock instead of 8 o’clock.” — Carried unanimously. 
The rest of the evening was spent very pleasantly in viewing 
the various parts of the “ spider,” of which all members present 
contributed slides with descriptions, and in discussing the various 
and best manner of mounting the same, those of Mr. Horne and 
Mr. J. Armstrong being exceedingly good. 
This meeting terminated at 10.5 p.m. 
Brighton and Sussex Natural History Society. 
January 1 Atli. 
The President, Mr. Glaisyer, in the chair. A paper was read 
by Mr. Wonfor, Hon. Sec., “ On Flint,” in which the various 
theories respecting its origin, its place in the geologic formation, 
and its nature, were discussed; after which the utility of the 
