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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
Meeting of 17th February, 1892, at 20, Hanover Square, W., 
The President (Ur. R. Braithwaite, F.L.S.) in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the Annual Meeting of 20th January last were read 
and confirmed, and were signed by the President. 
Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell said that he had, in accordance with the resolu- 
tion passed at the last meeting, forwarded a copy of the message of 
condolence from the Society to the Prince of Wales, to General Sir 
Dighton Prohyn, and had received from him the following letter of 
acknowledgment : — 
“ Sandringham, Norfolk. 
“General Sir Dighton Probyn, Comptroller and Treasurer of 
“ the Household, is desired to convey to the Members of the lloyal 
“ Microscopical Society the heartfelt thanks of the Prince and 
“ Princess of Wales for the Society’s kind Resolution expressing 
“ sympathy for their Royal Highnesses in their deep affliction. 
“ 25th January, 1892.” 
Prof. Bell said it would be noticed that Dr. Dallinger was again 
absent from the meeting, and in explanation of this he might mention 
that w'hen, after the death of Mr. Mayall, Dr. Dallinger kindly under- 
took the duty of Secretary, he gave them to understand that he had 
already entered into a number of engagements which he would be unable 
to put off or alter, should they occur upon dates which coincided with 
the meetings of the Society. One of these engagements prevented him 
from being present with them that evening. 
The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) 
received since the meeting of lfith December last was read, and the 
thanks of the Society were given to the donors. 
From 
Goring, C. R., and A. Pritchard, Natural History of . . . Objects! Mr. Wynne E. 
for the Microscope. 96 pp., 5 pis. (8vo, London, 1829) ../ Baxter. 
Frey, H., Das Mikroskop. 4th ed., 372 pp., text illustrated. 
(8vo, Leipzig, 1871) „ 
Pelletan, J., Les Diatomees. 3 pts. (8vo, Paris, 1888-89) .. „ 
I Mr. J. Ilophinson, 
Pres. Herts Nat. 
Hist. Soc. 
Jackson, B. D,, A Flora of Hertfordshire, lviii. and 588 pp., 
2 pis. (8vo, London, 1887) Herts Nat. Hist. Soc. 
Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1874-83). vol. ix. (4to, London, 
1891) Royal Society. 
Woods, H., Catalogue of the Type Fossils in the Wood wardian 
Museum, Cambridge, xiv. and 180 pp. (8vo, Cambridge, 
1891) 
Prof. Bell calhd special attention to several of these donations, 
jrointing out that the ‘ Flora Londinensis,’ 1777, was a very valuable 
The Woodwardian 
Museum. 
