206 Proceedings of Society of' Arts. 



Nicol on the structure of fossil vegetables, we owe to the powers of 

 the microscope. We can, indeed, have little hesitation in affirming-, 

 that the admirable investigations now so auspiciously commenced 

 by means of the microscope, are opening up to us an entirely new 

 world. Observers are indebted to the authors of the Micographia 

 for various valuable contributions to microscopical science ; and the 

 present volume we particularly recommend as a manual on this 

 subject. 



3. History of British Fishes. By WILLIAM YARRELL, Esq., Vice- 

 President of the Zoological Society of London, &c. &c. Illus- 

 trated by nearly 400 wood-cuts. 2 vols. 8vo. John van Voorst, 

 London. 



Before the appearance of this valuable work, the subject of Bri- 

 tish fishes had engaged the attention of a good many observers, and 

 much curious information had been collected. To Mr Yarrell, so 

 long advantageously known to naturalists, has been reserved the 

 agreeable though difficult undertaking of bringing together, in an 

 accurate form, all that is at present known on this important sub- 

 ject. That he has succeeded, is evinced by the universal testimony 

 in favour of the " History of British Fishes,' 1 expressed by our 

 best naturalists. The enterprising publisher, Mr Van Voorst, has 

 been fortunate in securing for his work on British zoology the ta- 

 lents and practical knowledge of such naturalists as Yarrell and 

 Bell. 



Proceedings of the Society for the Encouragement of the Useful 

 Arts in Scotland. 



THE Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts held 

 its first meeting for session 1836-87, in the Royal Institution, 

 on Wednesday the 9th November 1836, at 8 o'clock, p. M. 

 EDWARD SANG, Esq. V. P. in the Chair. 



The following communications were laid before the Society : 



1. Specimen of a New Method of combining Letter -press with Li- 

 thography ; by facilitating the introduction of Diagrams, fyc. for 

 Books of Science, fyc. By Mr John Graham, Printer, 124 Tron- 

 gate, Melville Place, Glasgow. 



The specimen produced is the Second Edition of the Pharmaco- 

 poeia of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary 1835. 



