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would show them some specimens of his work upon the screen some 
evening. Those of the Fellows who had been working at the same 
thing would no doubt be very much gratified if he would do so. 
The President thought Mr. White’s suggestion was a very good one, 
and hoped they should be able to induce Mr. Stringer to come there 
some evening and show them what he had done. 
The President said he would ask the Fellows present, before ad- 
journing the meeting, to pass a very hearty vote of thanks to Messrs. Beck 
for having lent so large a number of Microscopes for use that evening, 
and to Mr. Baker and Messrs. Boss for a similar favour conferred upon the 
Society at their last meeting. Without this valuable assistance it would 
have been impossible for them to have had the extremely interesting ex- 
hibitions of the present and last occasions. 
The thanks of the Meeting were voted to these gentlemen with 
acclamation. 
The following Instruments, Objects, &c., were exhibited:— 
The President : — A new Monochromatic Light-Screen Trough, and a 
Bamsden Dynameter. 
Mr. C. Bousselet : — A new form of Metal Lamp Chimney, and Den - 
drosoma radians ,* alive and mounted. 
Mr. Hy. Morland : — About three dozen slides of Diatoms of his own 
mounting. 
New Fellows : — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows : — 
Mr. Thos. J. Barratt, Mr. S. P. Cowardin, Mr. Jacob Pillischer, Bev. 
Hy. Wadsworth, and Mr. Geo. Winter. 
MEETING 
Held on the 18th of May, 1898, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 
E. M. Nelson, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the Meeting of 20th of April last were read and 
confirmed, and were signed by the President. 
The following Donation was announced : — 
Annual Reports of Proceedings under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 
The Markets and Fairs Acts, &c., <$rc., for the year 1897. 
(8 vo, London, 1898) 
From 
The Board of 
Agriculture. 
The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to the Board of 
Agriculture for their Donation. 
The President exhibited a simple form of microtome, consisting of 
a plate of glass slightly roughed on one side, and a heavy casting. There 
