J 86 Wcrneriaii Natural History Society* 



MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



This society held its anniversary meeting on Tuesday the 

 8th of March. After the election of office-bearers for the 

 ensuing year, Mr. Good, a distinguished member of this 

 learned body, delivered an extempore oration, the subject 

 of which was a survey of the theory of the general struc- 

 ture and physiology of plants, compared with those of ani- 

 mals ; the process by which vegetable matter is converted 

 into animal matter, so as to become the basis of animal nu- 

 triment and support; and the mode by which animal matter 

 is afterwards reconverted into vegetable, so as to complete 

 the circle of action, and to restore to plants the nutritive be- 

 nefit which has been antecedently derived from them. 



In this interesting discourse, Mr. Good took a compre- 

 hensive view of the wisdom and goodness of the Creator, 

 which pervades the universe, and is manifested throughout 

 ^e various and innumerable links of that chain by which 

 the endless varieties of organized beings are bound together, 

 and rendered mutually dependent on each other. 



At the miauimous request of the society, Mr. Good has 

 consented to publish this oration, in as verbal a form as his 

 recollection may suggest to him. 



WERNERIAN NATURAL HISTORY .SOCIETY. 



A society has been established at Edinburgh for the cul- 

 tivation of the different branches of natural history. It is 

 denominated the fVerneriun Natural History Society ^ in ho- 

 nour of Werner.- The following gentlemen have been 



elected office-bearers. 



President — Robert Jameson, esq. F. R. S. Prof. Nat. Hist. 

 Edin. Vice-Presidents— VVm. Wright, M.D. F.R.S. ; 

 Rev. T. Macknight, F.R.S. ; .John Barclay, M.D. F.R.S. ; 

 and Thos. Thompson, M.D. F.R.S. i'atrick Walker, 

 esq. treasurer. Patrick Neil, e?q. secretary. Councils-nine 

 in number — viz. ihe above office-bearers, with Charles An- 

 derson, esq. F. R. C.S , and Lieut. Col. Fullerton of Barr 

 tonholm. 



i:ir Joseph Banks ; Richar-d Kirwan, escj. president of the 



Royal 



