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3. Anglo-Saxon Dialogues of Salomon and Saturn. By John 

 M. Kemble, M.A, 8vo.— 1845-1848. 

 From William Ivory, Esq., W.S- 



Catalogue of the Law Books in the Library of the Society of Writers 

 to Her Majesty's Signet in Scotland. By William Ivory, W.S. 

 8vo. — Edinburgh, 1856. From the Author. 



Jahresbericht iiber die Fortschritte der reinen, pharmaceutischen 

 und technischen Chemie, Physik, Mineralogie und Geologie. 

 Herausgegeben von Justus Liebig und Hermann Kopp, 1855, 

 Zvveites Heft. 8vo. From the Editors. 



Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias de Madrid, Tom. HI. and 

 IV. 4to. — Madrid, 1856. From the Academy . 



Programa para la adjudicacion de premios en el ano 1857. From 

 the same. 



Anuncio del Eclipse anular y Central que tendra lugar el 15 de 

 Marzo de 1858. Por Don Antonio Aguilar. 8vo. — From 

 the Author. 



Assurance Magazine, and Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, No. 

 XXVI., January 1857. — From the Institute. 



Percement de I'lsthme de Suez. Rapport et Projet de la Commis- 

 sion Internationale. 8vo. — Paris, 1856. From the Inter- 

 national Suez Canal Company. 



Flora Batava. 180 Aflevering. 4to. — From the King of Holland. 



Monday, 2d February 1857. 



The Right Rev. Bishop TERROT, V.P., in the Chair. 



The following Communications were read : — 

 1. On the Urinary Secretion of Fishes, with some remarks 

 on this secretion in other classes of animals. By John 

 Davy, M.D., F.R.S., London and Edinburgh. 



The urinary secretion of fishes, the author believes, has hitherto 

 received so little attention owing to certain difficulties attending its 

 investigation. He brings forward the hw and imperfect observa- 

 tions he has made, with the hope of inducing others more favour- 

 ably situated to prosecute the inquiry. 



The fishes he has examined in quest of their urinary secretion 



