PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Microscorican Soormty oF Lonpon. 
October 14th, 1863. 
Cuartes Brooxn, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Dr. Preort, of Halifax, and W. H. B. Hunt, Esq., were bal- 
loted for, and duly elected members of the Society. 
Mr. Beck read a paper, being a description of a stand fora 
simple microscope, as an arrangement for using the magnifiers with 
both eyes. 
November 11th, 1863. 
CHarrzs Brooxe, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
W. Vicary, Esq., W. T. Suffolk, Esq., Wm. Berry, Esq., F. 
Walker, Esq., Edward Tyer, Esq., J. Browning, Esq., Edward 
Wilkinson, Esq., and E. Cowan, Esq., were balloted for, and duly 
elected members of the Society. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “On the genus Bacteriastrum,” by H. 8. Lander, Esq. 
2. “On Diatomaces, Series No. 11,” by Dr. Greville. 
3. “On the Distribution of Nerves to the Skin of the Frog, 
with Physiological Remarks on the Ganglia connected with the 
Cerebro-spinal Nerves,” by Dr. Ciaccio. 
The President called the attention of the meeting to the 
Quekett Memorial Fund. He stated the object of the fund 
to be the award, at intervals, of a medal to persons producing 
papers of interest, or otherwise forwarding the progress of 
microscopical science. He also announced that the list of sub- 
scribers was still open, the sum subscribed not being as yet ade- 
quate to carry out the object proposed with efficiency. 
December 9th, 1863. 
Cuantes Brooke, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Charles Robinson, Esq , and John Jordan, Esq., were balloted 
for, and duly elected members of the Society. 
Dr. L. Beale read a paper “ On the Blood-corpuscles,”” 
