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night, upon a bed of gold, and yet he never saw the gold. 
Another instance had been published to the world, of a 
shepherd who sat down to watch his sheep on an old stone, 
which was nothing less than a nugget of gold, worth 
£20,000, but he did not see it. Therefore it was evident 
that there was some advantage in using their eyes. In con- 
clusion he wished the Croydon Microscopical Club every 
success, and he firmly believed that non-success was an im- 
possibility under the guiding hand and fostering care of its 
excellent president. 
The Rev. Tuos. Wiztsurre addressed the meeting, and 
recommended that the Club should divide itself into sections, 
and form a botanical section, an entomological section, a 
mineralogy section, &c. If the latter supplied themselves 
with small hammers and went about splitting flints, they 
would find, after dipping the small particles of flit in 
water and submitting them to the microscope, something 
which would amply repay them for their trouble. Or let 
some of them take a blade of grass, and see what they would 
find; or catch some small insects and subject them to the 
microscope; in any or all of these pursuits he ventured to 
say they would gain much useful knowledge ; and whatever 
they took in hand, let them do as their Canada balsam would 
to their fingers, “‘ stick to it.” 
Mr. Hupson, Dr. J. Mizuar, Captain Tyrer, Mr. Mar- 
sHatt Hatt, Mr. R. W. Fuuwer, and Professor RoLiesron, 
successively addressed the meeting, the last-named gentleman 
demolishing a theory, which was at one time propounded, 
that microscopy was of no use toasurgeon. He was in- 
formed that several surgeons were members of this Society, 
and he pointed out, in an unanswerable manner, how the 
microscope may be employed as a useful aid in the diagnosis 
of certain diseases. 
Mr. Lee then made the following concluding remarks :— 
Never has a provincial Society received at its outset such 
encouragement as ours has. It lays upon each of us increased 
obligations to make it a success ; for the celebrated men to 
whom we have listened to-night will, I know, watch our 
progress with interest. Let us take care that we do not dis- 
appoint them. I am sure you will wish me to convey to 
them your most cordial thanks for having thus taken us by 
the hand; on my own part I take this opportunity of ex- 
pressing to them my warmest gratitude for this and their 
constant kindness to myself. 
Mr. Wartime, F.R.C.S., moved, and Mr. Haywarp 
seconded a vote of thanks to Mr. Lee for having accepted the 
