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hope he would not forget the Society though living now so far from 

 London. 



The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. Nelson for 

 his papers. 



The following Instruments, Objects, etc., were exhibited : — 



Dr. Hebb : — Samples of Solmedia : Agar-agar, Drigalski-Conradi, Sa- 

 bouraud, Gelatine and Litmus Gelatine ; and the following cultures 

 on Solmedia : B. typhosus on Drigalski-Conradi ; B. coli on ditto ; 

 B. anthracis on Agar-agar ; B. pyocyaneus on ditto ; Streptothrix 

 W. H. on Glucose Agar ; B. typhosus on Gelatin slope ; Ditto on 

 Gelatine stab ; B. coli on Litmus Gelatine ; A New Drop-bottle for 

 Staining Reagents ; An Oil-can for Cedar-wood Oil ; Bum's Indian- 

 ink Method for demonstrating Spirockastes, etc. 



Mr. TV. R. Traviss : — Small Iris Diaphragm applied to a high-power 

 objective. 



Mr. 0. W. Wentz : — Transparent Zoological and Anatomical Specimens 

 prepared according to Professor Dr. W. Spalteholz's process. 



New Fellows. — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows of the 

 Society : — Emily Mary Berridge, Edward Edwards Cox, Helen Charlotte 

 Isabella Fraser, Robert Riddell, J. C. Sinha, Panks James Wigginton. 



MEETING 



Held on the 18th of May, 1910, at 20 Hanover Square, W., 

 E. J. Spitta, Esq., L.R.C.P., F.R.A.S., etc., Vice-President, in 

 the Chair. 



The Chairman referred to the lamented death of His Majesty 

 King Edward VII., the Patron of the Society, and said — 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — I feel sure all those present will expect some 

 remarks from the Chair respecting the terrible loss the Nation, whether 

 considered individually or collectively, has suffered so recently in the 

 death of our late most deeply beloved and greatly respected King — 

 King Edward the Peacemaker of the World. 



Owing to the unavoidable absence of the President, I have been asked 

 as one of the vice-presidents, to take the responsibility of the Chair this 

 evening, but I deeply regret it has not been placed in abler hands on 

 this august occasion, for no one is more conscious than I am of my 

 feeble ability to find words that will adequately express both my own 

 feelings and those which I know lie deep in the hearts of you who are 

 present, and also of those Fellows who are absent. 



We have all read or heard from day to day so much about the late 

 King that there is little left forme to add that is new. But some of you 



