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NATURE 



{Dec. 12, 1878 



MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS 



fe perfection, illustrating Histology and every bran 

 scopy. Catalogue post free and gratis on application. 



Of superlative perfection, illustrating Histology and every branch of Micro- 



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PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION, 1878. 



Prize Medal aivarded for Excellence, Variety, er-v, 

 EDMUND WHEELED, 48N, TollinKton Road, Holloway, London, N. 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 



The following are the Dates at virhich the several EXAMINATIONS In 

 the UNIVERSITY of LONDON for the year 1S79 will commence: — 

 Matriculation. — Monday, January 13, and Monday, June 30. 

 Bachelor of Arts. — First B.A., ^londay, July 21. 



Second B.A., Monday, October 27. 

 Master of Arts.— Branch I. , Monday, June 2 : Branch II., Monday, June 9 : 



Branch III., Monday, June 16. 

 Doctor of Literature. — First D.Lit., Monday. June j. 



Second D.Lit., Tuesday, December 2. 

 Scriptural Examinations. — ^Tuesday, November 25. 

 Bachelor of Science. — First B.Sc, Monday, July 21. 



Second B.Sc, Monday, October 20. 

 Doctor of Science.— Within the first twenty-cne days of June. 

 Bachelor of Laws.~-First LL.B., 1 », , t 



Second LL.B., / Monday, January 6. 

 Doctor of Laws.— Thursday, January 16. 



Bachelor of Medicine. — Prelimin.iry Scientific, Monday, July 21. 

 First M.B. , Monday, July 28. 

 Second M B . Monday, November 3. 

 Bachelor of Surgery. — Tuesday, November 25. 

 Master in Surgery. — Monday, November 24. 

 Doctor of Medicine. — Monday, November 24. 

 Subjects relating to Public Health.— Monday, December 8. 

 Bachelor of Mu-ic. — First B.Mus., Monday, December 8. 



Second B.Mus., Monday, December 15. 

 The Regulations relating to the above Examinations and Degrees may be 

 obtained on application to " The Registrar of the University of London, 

 Burlington Gardens, London, W." 



WILLIAM B. CARPENTER, M.D., Registrar. 

 December 9, 1878. 



BOROUGH uF BRIGHTON. 



PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. 



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council are about to 

 APPOINT a CURATOR of the Free Librarj', Museum, and Picture Gal- 

 lery, at a salary of ;^25o per annum. 



The Curator will not be permitted to hold any other appointment or to 

 engage in or follow any other occupation, and he must be prepared to attend 

 daily during the hours the building is open to the public subject to intervals 

 for absence during the day to be approved by the Pavilion Committee. He 

 must be of thorough business habits, possess scientific knowledge and a 

 practical knowledge and experience of Library work. He will be required 

 to take charge of, to superintend, and be responsible for, the efficiency of 

 all department?. 



Apphcations for the above appointment, stating age, late or present occu- 

 pation, and accompanied with testimonials, are to be addressed to the 

 Pavilion Committee, and indorsed "Application for the Appointment of 

 Curator," and must be left at my office at the Town Hall before ten o'clock 

 in the forenoon of Thursday, December 19, 1878. 



No personal appl.cation is to be made to the Members of the Pavilion 

 Committee. 



De^mber4, 1378. JAME S A. FREEM.A.N. Town Clerk, 



SUNDAY LECTURE SOCIETY.— LEC- 



TURES at ST. GEORGE'S HALL, Langham Place, each SUNDAY 

 AFTERNOON, commencing at Foiu: o'clock precisely. Sunday, 

 December 15. — Miss Helen Taylor, on "Socialism." Members' 

 Annual Subscription, £1. Payment at the Door — One Penny, Sixpence, 

 and (reserved seats) One Shilhng. 



DUNHEVED COLLEGE (LIMITED), 



LAUNCESTON, CORNWALL. 

 Seven hours from London. Separate Bedrooms. Systematic Teaching 

 in Science, Foreign Languages, and University Courses. 

 Calendar post free firom 



The Principal— BENJAMIN RALPH, LL.B. Dub. 



LIBRARY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, 

 CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A. 



Packages for the General Library, or for any of the Departmental 

 Libraries (A'-tronomical Obsen-atory, Botanic Garden, Bussey Institution, 

 Divinity School, Law School, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Scientific 

 School), may be lent to the Agents, Messrs. TrL'bner & Co., 57 and 59, 

 Ludgate Hill, London. 

 JUSTIN WINSOR, Librarian. 



BERNERS COLLEGE.— The Laboratory 



and Class Rooms are open for Private and Class Study, morning and 

 evening. ANALYSES performed. Especial arrangements for Gentle- 

 men and Ladies preparing for the various Examining Boards. Fees 

 moderate. — Apply to Prof. Gardner, at Bemers College, 44, Bemers 

 Street. W 



ROYAL POLYTECHNIC— CLASHES for 



the preparation of Students for University Examinations, under the 

 direction of EDWARD B. AVELING, D.Sc, F.L.S. London Uni- 

 versity Matriculation, 1st and 2nd B.Sc, Preliminary Scientific M.B., 

 Botany, Physiology, Chemistry. All the work practical. 



vviThe^nden school, caterham 



VALLEY, SURREY.— Principal, Mr. C. H. LAKE, B.A. Lond. (in 

 Honours). Education on Natural Principles. A limited number of Pupils. 



LIVING SPECIMENS FOR THE MICROSCOPE. 



THOMAS BOLTON, MICKOSCOPIST'S and NATURALIST'S 

 STUDIO, 17, ANN STREET BIRMINGHAM. 

 RAPHIDIOPHRYS PALLIDA, 



The Freshwater Rhixopoda of F. Schulze figured in Archiv fUr 

 mikroskop. Anatojtiie, vol. x. Plate xxvi. fig. i. 



An interesting marine organism which Prof. E. Ray Lankester has recog- 

 nised as an enwryo of the Polyzoa, Alcyonidiutn. 



Also Hoscules, some fine Alelicerla ringe>is, and Vohox globat<y, &c 

 Price List of Specimens on Application, with Stamped Addressed Envelope. 



Weekly Announcements will be made in this place of Organisms ready 

 for sale. 



The REV. LEWIS HENSLEY, Vicar of 



Hitchin, Herts, and Rural Dean, formerly Fellow and Assistant-Tutor 

 of Trinity College, Cambridge, receives several Pupils, to prepare for 

 Cambridge, and has now a VACANCY. 



NATURAL HISTORY AGENCY. 



Collections of Insects, Bird and Mammal Skins, Eggs, Shells, Skeleton* 

 &c., bought or sold on Commission. 

 N.B. — Wanted Good Specimens of Native Implements of War. 

 A. H. JAMRACH, 218, East India Road, London. E. 



LANTERN SLIDES.— Size, z\ in- square ; 



i8f. per dozen. Skeletons, Skulls, &c., of Mammalia; Pond-life, In- 

 sects, &c., enlarged from Microscope. List for stamp. — JOHN 

 BURTON, F.R.M.S., 50, Portland Road, Nottingham. 



THIN GLASS FOR MICROSCOPIC 



MOUNTING, of best quality. Circles, y. td. per ounce ; Squares, 

 7S. gd. ; post free 2d. extra ; Ground-edged Slips, 5J. per gross : also 

 other Mounting Materials and Objects prepared for mounting.— CHA3. 

 PETIT, isi. High Street. Stoke Newington. N. 



10,000 SIDE BLOWN authenticated 



British, European, American, Tropic, African, Bermuda spe'cies BIRD 

 EGGS, belonging to well-kniwn Amateurs. Price Lists free.- 

 SissONS, Sharrow, Sheffield. 



ENGRAVINGS AND ELECTROTYPES 



FOR SALE, at prices ranging from zs. to lor., in good condition, ready for 

 printing. Small, medium size, and large engravings, comprising a great 

 variety of subjects, suitable for Pubhshers, Advertisers, and Amateurs. 

 Specimen of any subject required sent post free on application. 



FACSIMILK OF SIGNATURE for 3J. An ex.ict copy of any name 

 guaranteed. These signatures being engraved in bold relief, are useful for 

 Stamping Books, Circulars, and Documents, or Marking Linen, and made 

 type-high for ordinary Letterpress Printing. 



Sent post free to any address on receipt of 36 stamps. 



FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.G. 



ARTISTIC— To Ladies and Gentlemen with 



seme leisure time, desiring to supplement their incomes, an opportrnitv 

 is offered of acquiring the ART of DRAWING and ENGRAVING 

 on WOOD in a thoroughly satisfactory and perfect style. The terms 

 are moderate, and the hours can be made to suit the convenience of 

 pupils. Persons residing in the country can receive full instruct. on by 

 correspondence. For further particulars call or address Mr. J. Fkank- 

 lin Nash, Artist and Engraver, 75, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



GEOLOGY.— In the Preface to the Student's 



ELEMENTS of GEOLOGY, by Sir Charles Lyell, price gj., he says : 

 — " As it is impossible to enable the reader to recognise rocks and mine- 

 rals at sight by aid of verbal descriptions or figures, he will do well to 

 obtain a well arranged collection of specimens, such as may be procured 

 from Mr. TENNANT (149, Strand), Teacher of Mineralogy at King's 

 College, London." These Collections are suppUed on the following 

 terms, in plain Mahogany Cabinets : — 



100 Specimens, in Cabinet, with 3 Trays ... ~. ... ;f a 2 o 

 200 Specimens, in Cabinet, with 5 Trays ... .~ ...550 



300 Specimens, in Cabinet, with 9 Drawers 10 10 o 



400 Specimens, in (Cabinet, with 13 Drawers ... ... 21 o o 



More extensive Collections at 50 to 5,000 Guineas each. 



SHEPPEY FOSSILS. 



W. H. SHRUBSOLE, Sheerness-on-Sea, respectfully intimates that 

 the appeal recently made by him has been so heartily responded to, that he 

 cannot receive any more orders for " extra selected " specimens at prese.-.t. 



Orders for los. Collections of 100 "good" specimens can be executed 

 without delay. 



" NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY OF SHEPPEY " post free on apph- 

 cation. \ 



DIAMONDS IN MATRIX. 



R. C. NOCKOLD, Diamond and Oriental Stone Cutter and Dealer, has 

 for sale Specimens of the above ; also Cut Precious Stones in all Colours. 

 12, FRITH STREET, SOHO, W. 



