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PROCEEDINGS OE THE 
Eye Meeting, 15th April, 1889, at St. Albans. 
A few years ago several bye meetings for microscopical study 
were held at Watford, but hitherto there had not been one at St. 
Albans. On this occasion Mr. and Mrs. Hopkinson invited the 
members of the Society to “ An Evening with the Microscope ” at 
their residence, The Grange, the special subject proposed for study 
being the eyes of insects. 
Microscopes were contributed by Mr. A. H. Eoys, Mr. A. E. 
Gibbs, Mr. Hopkinson, Dr. Livingstone, Mr. E. H. Lowe, Mr. 
Makins, and Mr. Mowat, and the members and their friends present 
numbered about twenty-five. Numerous interesting objects be¬ 
sides eyes of insects were shown, and remarks on the structure and 
functions of the eyes of insects and of some other animals were 
made during the evening by the ex-President of the Society, Mr. 
E. M. Campbell, E.L.S., to whom a vote of thanks was accorded. 
The sky being clear, and Saturn being favourably situated for 
observation, the opportunity was taken after tea to view this in¬ 
teresting planet through an equatorial telescope in the grounds, and 
the meeting was then brought to a close with a vote of thanks to 
the host and hostess on the proposition of Mr. Silvester seconded 
by Dr. Morison. 
Ordinary Meeting, 26th April, 1889, at Watford. 
Professor Attpield, Ph.D., F.R.S., etc., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Mr. W. D. Bowers, Mrs. Horsman, and Mr. E. E. Webster, 
M.E.C.S., were elected Members of the Society. 
The following lecture was delivered :— 
“ Metal Mining.” By Dpfield Green, E.G.S. 
The following papers were taken as read :— 
1. “Beport on the Eainfall in Hertfordshire in 1888.” By John 
Hopkinson, F.L.S., E.G.S., E.B.Met.Soc. ( Transactions , Yol. Y, 
p. 161.) 
2. “ Meteorological Observations taken at The Grange, St. 
Albans, during the year 1888.” By John Hopkinson. ( Trans¬ 
actions , Yol. Y, p. 193.) 
3. u Climatological Observations taken in Hertfordshire in 1888.” 
By John Hopkinson. {Transactions , Yol. Y, p. 209.) 
Eield Meeting, 18th May, 1889. 
BOXMOOR, BENNET’S END, AND NASH MILLS. 
The Tertiary beds of the London Basin are traversed along the 
London and North Western Eailway as far as Bushey Station, 
where the Upper Chalk first appears from under the Woolwich 
and Beading Beds which are seen in the Bushey cutting, and a 
chalk-pit on the right of the line, just beyond the station, shows 
the characteristic layers of flints. After crossing the valley of the 
