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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



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MEETING 



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

 E. J. Spitta, Esq., M.R.C.S., etc., Vice-President, in the 

 Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of March 16th, 1910, were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The List of Donations to the Society received since the last Meeting 

 was read as follows, and the thanks of the Society were voted to the 

 donors : — 



From 

 Vincenzo Patella, La Genese Endothelial des Leucocytes ) rpj Amtlmr 



Mououucle'aires du Sang. (8vo, Sienna, 1910) . . . . I 



Sir William Huggins, The Royal Society. (8vo, London) .. The Autlior. 



The Chairman, in reference to this donation from Sir William 

 Huggins, said that Sir William was one of the oldest Fellows of the 

 Society, having been elected in 1853. Seeing bis great age he felt sure 

 those present would like to offer the donor their warmest congratulations 

 upon the health and energy necessary to enable him to add yet another 

 volume to the already numerous contributions to science from his pen. 

 The Chairman added it had been his privilege, when living near Tulse Hill, 

 to know Sir William very intimately, and that he had told him that it 

 was his intention at one time to have taken up microscopy as his special 

 study, but that the spectroscope had attracted him from the subject. 

 In one sense all present must feel this was a loss to the Society, for it 

 was impossible to resist the feeling how much our subject might have 

 advanced if its treatment had in any way been commensurate with that 

 given by Sir William to this instrument, which had brought about — as 

 everyone knew — discoveries of such a far-reaching nature. The 

 Chairman then concluded by adding he had brought the matter 

 especially before the Meeting because he felt those present might much 

 like not only to pass the ordinary vote of thanks to the donor, but that 

 it should be accompanied by a special resolution conveying their warmest 

 congratulations to Sir William on his apparent health and vigour. 



The motion was put to the Meeting, and carried by acclamation. 



Dr. Hebb said that there were several interesting items sent for 

 exhibition that evening. Among these exhibits were two by Mr. 

 Chopping, Assistant in the Clinical Laboratory of Westminster 

 Hospital. The frst of these were samples of "Solmedia," i.e. Solid 



