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compound of these two metals to be produced from the solution by the action of 

 the current, and he could see no essential difference between the decomposition 

 of salts of zinc and copper and re- combination of the products and decompo- 

 sition of carbonic dioxide and ammonia with similar recombinations. 



Dr. Beale, however, interposed, that to be comparable with living matter Mr. 

 Lowne's galvanic batteries should be capable of producing little galvanic 

 batteries. 



The President thought that, as time was short, the discussion had better be 

 brought to a close. It was quite clear that the question was not yet decided, 

 though he thought that Dr. Beale had shown very good grounds for his 

 opinions, and that the term vital was one which could not be objected to. 



Mr. English exhibited to the meeting, and described by means of diagrams, 

 a new kind of apparatus for injecting, and explained the method which he had 

 successfully adopted. It being then (from the lateness of the hour) impossible 

 to show its action practically, he undertook to give a demonstration of the pro- 

 cess of injecting a small animal at the next conversational meeting. 

 A vote of thanks to Mr. English was unanimously carried. 

 The proceedings then terminated with a Conversazione, at which the following 

 objects were exbibited : — 



Lamp Micrometer By Mr. Burch. 



Palate of Haliotis tuber cidata... 



Section of Human Skin, shewing the growth -^ 



of a wart ... ... ... ) 



Scales of Foreign Butterflies, arranged as a "> 



bouquet ... ' 



Head of Fanessa, ... 



Tooth of Medicinal Leech 



Transverse section of Gunnera scahra 

 Desmids and AmoebaB (alive) 



Argidus foliaceus 



Parasite on Wireworm (alive) ... 



Section of Glandular Stomach of Fowl 

 Cyclosis in Nitella 



Attendance— Members, 91 



Mr. Catchpole. 

 Mr. Curties. 

 Mr. Fitch. 



Mr 

 Mr. 

 Mr. 

 Mr 

 Mr 



Golding. 



Goode. 



B. D. Jackson. 



Mclntire. 



Martinelli. 

 Mr. J. A. Smith. 

 Mr. A. Topping. 

 Mr. T. C. White. 



Visitors, 18. 



R. T. Lewis.. 



November 8th, 1872. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Cuticle of Qasteria ensifolia (polarised) •*' 

 Desmids, Rotifers, &c., from Oban (gathered ) 



19th July, 1872) ... j 



Section (transverse) Medicinal Leech 



Salticus scenicus (alive) ^ 



Orantia compressa 



Longitudinal and transverse chippings of 



Cuttle Fish Bone 



Diamond Gravel from the Klip- drift Diggings, 



S.Africa J 



Dr. Matthews. 

 Mr. F. Fitch. 

 Mr. Topping. 



Mr. T. C. White. 



