7G1 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
Meeting of 17th October, 1894, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 
The Rev. Edmund Carr, M.A., in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the Meeting of 20th June last were read and con- 
firmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 
The List of Donations to the Society (exclusive of exchanges and 
reprints) received since the last meeting was submitted, and thanks for 
the same were voted to the donors. 
From 
De Blainville, Manuel d’Actinologie. (8vo, Paris, 1834) .. .. Prof . F. J. Bell. 
E. Heron-Alien, Prolegomena towards the Study of the Chalk 
Foraminifera. (8vo, London, 1894) The Author. 
6 Photomicrographs, in frame Mr. A. Pringle. 
6 Slides of Foraminifera Mr. J. J. Harvey. 
A Slide of Diatoms Mr. H. Morland. 
Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell said that, following the excellent example of 
Mr. T. Charters White, Mr. Andrew Pringle had presented to the Society 
the photomicrographs which he sent, as part of the Society’s exhibit, to 
the Chicago Exhibition. He felt sure that the Fellows of the Society 
would be glad to return their thanks to Mr. Pringle for these very 
excellent examples of what could be done in this way. Mr. J. J. Harvey 
had presented to the Society six excellent slides illustrating the method 
of mounting Foraminifera described by him at the meeting in June last ; 
and they had also another slide, from Mr. Morland, containing some 
very curious forms of Terpsinoe intermedia. They had also received a 
pamphlet from Mr. Heron- Allen on the Chalk Foraminifera. He did 
not propose to read it, but thought Mr. Chapman had done so and 
might be able to say something about it. 
Mr. Chapman said he had seen this paper, and thought that the 
latter part of it was likely to be useful for reference as a sort of index to 
the Foraminifera of the Upper Chalk. 
Dr. W. H. Dallinger said that Messrs. Watson had sent for exhibition 
a new model Microscope, which appeared in general principle to resemble 
their “ Yan Heurck ” Microscope, but had a few differences which would 
commend themselves to notice. The stage rotated completely, which 
was certainly an advantage, and it was provided with a centering arrange- 
ment which was said to work accurately ; and the plan was adopted of 
working two milled heads upon one centre, as in Powell and Lealand’s 
Microscope. Then the spread of the foot was 10 in., which gave it an 
exceedingly solid basis, and it had a 10-in. optical centre. The instru- 
ment itself was very well made ; and, on the whole, he should be quite 
content to say that it looked like a thoroughly efficient and high class 
Microscope. 
