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Upon the motion of the President the thanks of the Society 
were unanimously voted to the Rev. J. B. Reade, Mr. Sheppard, 
and Mr. Browning, for the preceding communications. 
Mr. Lozs read a paper “ On Two New Lamps for the Micro- 
scope.” (See ‘Trans.,’ p. 72.) 
The PrestpEnr said that anything practical and simple was 
always a great assistance to microscopists, and it gave him great 
pleasure to have an opportunity of recommending appliances 
which combined these requisites. He felt sure that the meeting 
would agree with him in thanking Mr. Lobb for bringing these 
lamps to their notice. 
Dr. Lionet Buate read a paper ‘“‘On Nutrition considered 
from a Microscopic point of view.” (See ‘Trans.,’ p. 75. 
At its conclusion the President remarked that it generally hap- 
pened that a thoughtful paper, such as this, required attention and 
study on the part of the members to enable them to discuss it pro- 
erly, and he had often felt regret at having to call upon the mem- 
bers to discuss papers of this kind at the moment they were placed 
beforethem. He often wished that they could print and circulate 
_ the papers beforehand, so that they could be “taken as read” at 
* the meeting, and more time left for discussion. He much re- 
gretted that they were not likely to have an opportunity of dis- 
cussing this most interesting paper at present, but he hoped tat 
the members would think it over very attentively, and ona future 
occasion perhaps other papers would re-introduce the subject. 
He would only now ask the meeting to give its warmest thanks 
to Dr. Beale. 
Dr. Lionet Beatz read a paper “ On the Germinal Vesicle of 
the Ovarian Ova of the Stickleback.” (See ‘ Trans.,’ p. 85.) 
The PrestpEn7T reiterated the thanks of the members to Dr. 
Beale, and expressed his regret that there was not time for dis- 
cussion. 
The following gentlemen were declared to have been unani- 
mously elected Fellows of the Society :-— 
George Feddes Forbes, Esq., Surgeon Major, Bombay Army ; 
John Lampray, Esq., F.R.G.S., 16, Camden Square; Thos. 
Charters White, Esq., 32, Belgrave Road; and the Rev. Benj. 
Whitelock, Groombridge, Sussex. 
Mr. Coxttys, of Great Tichfield Street, exhibited a complete 
mounting-case, and a cheap and portable collecting-case. 
QurexetTt Microscoricat Cuivus. 
March 22nd, 1867. 
Ernzst Hart, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. C. A. Watkins read a paper on “ Yeast and other Fer- 
ments,” in the course of which he called attention to the similarity 
of the chemical operations of all the ferments, whether they be 
living organisms, as yeast, or substances derived from organic 
