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which have been invented to facilitate the growing taste for micro- 
scopical research of which examples were to be found on the tables 
of the Society, nor will our limits permit any detailed enumeration 
of the various and often highly interesting objects exhibited, 
though, as probably the greatest novelty, we may mention the 
exhibition, by Messrs. Horne and Thornthwaite, of the production 
of the new metal thallium by electric agency, which attracted 
much attention. 
The number of microscopes exhibited was about 200, the greater 
part of which, as will be seen by the following list, were from the 
various instrument makers, 
H. and W. Crouch ...... 12 PilligeHer. <3, scheescoes 15 
early ted 3 eee, Dee. 2 10 Powell and Lealand ...... 6 
SS ULEDT ECS, ieee oe Ree 6 Thomas Ross ............ 24 
Horne and Thornthwaite 10 Salmon: v4.4 aaisacssnate 10 
DE eR ee a 10 Smith, Beck, and Beck 12 
LSTEIGIG 6a ae 6 SEC WAL Ni te eeace sae i 
Murray and Heath ...... 4 Poppines, Geessed sume z 
Me WOM ia. dactit. » saamcttee - 12 Weedoii.ja.. 205, ee 2 
ENGR EOE Misys ostoensxtids sed. 3 Phe Society ogee sence 4 
The remainder were shown by members of the Society. The walls 
of the great hall were covered with a large collection of interesting 
diagrams, kindly lent by Dr. Carpenter, Dr. L. Beale, Mr. Mum- 
mery, aud others, illustrative of the microscopic anatomy of the 
animal and vegetable kingdom; and Mr. F. Buckland kindly added 
to the attractions of the evening by the exhibition of his tanks, and 
by explaining the process of the artificial incubation of fish, the 
wonderful organization of the young fry being at the same time 
shown under the microscope. 
May 13th, 1863. 
CHARLES Brooke, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Dr, Pattison, Charles Cubitt, Esq., and J. L. Denman, Esq, 
were balloted for, and duly elected members of the Society. 
The following papers were read:—“On some new Species of 
Diatomaceze,”’ by Dr. Greville; ‘‘On the Nerves of the Cornea, 
and their distribution in the Corneal Tissue in Man and Animals,”’ 
by Dr. Ciaccio. 
June 10th, 1863. 
CHARLES Brooke, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
F. Hager, Esq., F. Lycett, Esq., J. Garnham, Esq., Alfred Boot, 
Esq., Henry Crouch, Esq., and Charles Baker, Esq., were balloted 
for, and duly elected members of the Society. 
