8 THE GEELONG NATURALIST 
vided by Messrs. Goodlet, Sayers, Hutchins, Roebuck, J. L. Shaw, 
and Remfrey, who took great interest in explaining to the visitors 
the intensely magnified objects exhibited on the slides. An in- 
teresting exhibit in this department was a microscope 70 years old, 
which was shewn by Mr. Sayers, in order to afford those present an 
idea of the improvement in this wonderful instrument since that time. 
During the evening the hall was thronged, the dimensions of the 
building being almost inadequate to enable those present to get 
about as comfortably as could have been wished. 
The President of the Club (the Rev. J. S. H. Royce), in the 
course of his address, said that it afforded him a great deal of 
pleasure to see such a large assemblage as they had present on that 
interesting occasion, and on behalf of the Club he extended to them 
a warm welcome, with the hope that they would spend a pleasant 
evening. The Club was still in a sort of infantile state as regarded 
the institution with which it was connected, but if they were able 
to make such a successful exhibition during the time of their 
infancy they would be able to present something even more credit- 
able when they reached their majority. Certainly he regarded 
their display that evening as worthy of the town. ‘The Clnb met 
fortnightly for the purpose of mutual help, and frequently they had 
excellent essays from the members of the Club bearing on botany, 
entomology, geology, or some kindred subject, and thus made their 
evenings more pleasant, more instructive, and more profitable. 
Sometimes, too, they had excursions around the district, and 
generally managed to obtain interesting specimens of various kinds. 
They were aided in their researches by the microscope, and very 
shortly they would issue a quarterly journal to which original papers 
would be contributed by the members. During the coming year it 
was expected that there would be a large accession of members. 
(Applause ) ; 
At a subsequent stage of the proceedings an interesting lecturette 
on “Sea Urchins” was delivered by Mr. T. W. A. Royce, who 
minutely described their peculiarities and tho pneumatic and 
hydraulic appliances with which nature had fitted them to enable 
them to fulfil their part in life. 
The proceedings were rendered additionally enjoyable by a 
skilfully rendered violin solo, played by Master Johnson, who was 
accompanied by his sister, and Mr. F. C. Purnell received warm 
applause for the manner in which he contributed the song “ In Old 
Madrid" Mr. Mull gave “The Owl” with good effect, and the 
quartette “The Three Chafers,” by Messrs. Mull, Bossence, Clarke, 
and Brown, proved a very acceptable item. The piano used for the 
occasion was lent by Mr. H. J. Hobday. Several lively selections 
of instrumental music were given during the evening by Mr. Mulder’s 
brass band —Abridged from Geelong Advertiser. 
