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NATURE 



{Oct. 9, 1879 



MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS 



Of superlative perfection, Illustrating Histolcgy, and every branch of Micro- 

 scopy. Catalogue post free and gratis on application. 



PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION, 1878. 



Prize Medal awarded for Excellence, Variety, &^c. 

 EDMUND WHEELER, 48N, Tollington Road, Holloway, London, N. 



OWENS COLLEGE, MANCHESTER. 



SESSION, 1879-80. 



The SESSION in the Medical Department will commence on the 2nd 

 OCTOBER, and in the Department of Arts, Science, and Law on the 7th 

 OCTOBER. On the latter date, at 11.30 a.m., a Lecture introductory to 

 the Session will be given by Professor A. MILNES MARSHALL, M.A., 

 D.Sc, on "The Modern Study of Zoology." Free to the Public. 



Prospectuses of the several Departments and Copies of the Regulations 

 relating to Entrance Exhibitions and Scholarships may be obtained from Mr. 

 J. E. CORNISH and other Booksellers in Manchester, and at the College. 



J. HOLME NICHOLSON, Registrar. 



GEORGE HENRY LEWES 

 STUDENTSHIP. 



This Studentship has been fuunded, in memory of Mr. George Henry 

 Lewes, for the purpose of enabling the holder for the time being, to devote 

 himself wholly to the prosecution of original research in physiology. The 

 Studentship, the value of which is shghtly under 200/. per annum paid 

 quarterly iq advance, is tenable fur three years, during which time the 

 student is required to carry on. under the guidance of a Director, physio- 

 logical investigations to the complete exclusion of all other professional 

 occupations. No person will be elected as a "George Henry Lewes 

 Student" who does not satisfy the Trustees and Director first as to the 

 promise of success in physiological inquirj', and second as to the;need of 

 pecuniary assistance. Otherwise all persons of both sexes are eligible. 

 Applications, together with such infurmation concerning ability and circum- 

 stances, as the Candidate may think proper, should be sent to the present 

 Director, Dr. Michael Foster, New Museums, Cambridge, not later than 

 October 15, 1879. The appointment will be made and duly advertised as 

 soon as possible after that date. 



ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL 

 SCHOOL. 



ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON, S.E. 



The WINTER SESSION 1879-80 will commence on October ist. 



TWO ENTRANCE SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS of ;^6o and ;^40, 

 open to all First Years' Students without the condition of their having first 

 entered to the Hospital, will be awarded after an examination in Chemistry 

 and Physics, with either Botany or Zoology at the option of the Candidates, 

 to be held on October 2nd, 5rd, and 4th. Instruction by Special Classes In 

 all the subjects of the PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION 

 of the University of London, with practical work in the Laboratories and 

 Museums, is given from October to July ; and for the ist M.B. EXAMINA- 

 TION from January to July. All the Hospital Appointments are open to 

 the Students without charge. SCHOLARSHIPS and PRIZES to the 

 value of over ^^300 are awarded at the end of the Winter and Summer Exa- 

 minations, as also the fuUuwing Silver and Gold Medals, &c., viz., the 

 " Mead," the " Cheselden," the " Solly," and the *' Treasurer's " Medals, 

 and the " Grainger" and " Solly" Prizes. The fees may be paid in one 

 sum or by instalments; special entries may be made to Lectures or to Hos- 

 pital Practice, and Qualitied Practitioners are admitted to Perpetual Attend- 

 ance for a small fee. Special arrangements are made for Students joining in 

 their znd or subsequent years, and also for Dental Students. Several Medical 

 Practitioners residing in the neighbourhood receive Students lor residence 

 and supervision, and a register of inspected and approved lodgings is kept in 

 the Secretary's Office. For Prospectus and all particulars apply to Dr. 

 Gillespie, the Secretary, at the Hospital. 



W. M. ORD, M.D., Dean. 



QUEEN'S COLLEGES, IRELAND. 



The Professorship of Chemistry in the Queen's College, Belfast, being 

 about to become vacant, candidates for that office are requested to forward 

 their testimonials to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, on or before the 

 i8th October, 1879, in order that the same may be submitted to his Grace 

 the Lord Lieutenant. 



The candidate who may be elected for the above Professorship will have 

 to enter upon his duties f\>rthwith. 



Dublin Castle, 29th September, 1879. 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 



PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC (M.B.) EXAMINATION. 



Instruction is given in all the subjects of the above Examination at Guy's 

 Hospital during the Winter and Summer Sessions. The Class is not confined 

 to Students of the Hosi-ital. 



For further particulars apply to the Dean, Guy's Hospital, Southwark, 

 S.E. 



The REV. L. HENSLEY, VICAR of 



Hitchin, Herts, formerly Fellow and Assistant-Tutor of Trinity College, 

 Cambridge, receives several Pupils to prepare for the Universities, and 

 has now Vacancies. 



LIVING SPECIMENS FOR THE MICROSCOPE. 



THOMAS BOLTON. MICROSCOPIST'S and NATURALIST'S 

 STUDIO, 17. ANN STREET, BIRMINGHAM. 



T. B. has last week posted to his subscribers specimens of Sientor MtH- 

 leri. with drawing and description. He has also sent out Leptodora hyalina 

 (male), Stephanoceros Eickorniit Lacinularia soc/alis, Conockt'vs voivo.r, 

 A splanchna BrightweUii^Crtstaietla iimcedo, Fredericella sultana^ Oj>hry~ 

 diutn sessilis, Zoothaimiiujn arbnscuhi, &c. The Leptodora has now been 

 found m a third locality near Birmingham. 



Weekly announcements will be made in this place of organisms T.fB. 

 is lupplymg. 



Specimen Tube, One Shilling, post-free, 



Twenty-six Tubes in course 0/ Six Months for SubscHption 0/ £,\ u. 



Price List of Specimens on appHcation, with stamped addressed envelope. 



Portfolio op Drawings, One Shilling. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 

 LONDON. 



The Council of the above Scciety is authorised by Lord Walsingham and 

 other Gentlemen interested in the diseases of our native Game Birds, to offer 

 to public competition the following Prizes:^ 



;^ 50 for the best and most complete Life "WxsXoty o^ Sclerostoma synga- 

 nuis. Dies., supposed to produce the so-called " gapes" in poultry, game, 

 and other birds. 



^50 for the best and most complete Life History of Strongilus fergra- ^ 

 cilis. Cob., supposed to cause the grouse disease. 



No Life History will be considered satisfactory unless the different stages 

 of development are observed and recorded. The Competition is open to 

 naturalists of all nationahties. The same observer may compete for both 

 prizes. Essays in English, French, or German to be sent in on or before 

 October 15th, 1882. addressed to the Secretary of the Society, 11, Chandos 

 Street, Cavendish Square, W. 



(Signed) JOHN LUBBOCK, President. 



RAPHAEL MELDOLA. 1 „ „ c „ 

 WILLIAM L. DISTANT,/ "°"- ^^"* 



ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY.— MR. HUGH 



CLEMENTS will give a Series of Lectures from October to May, from 

 7 to 8 P.M. on Thursdays, at the South London Training College, Hat- 

 field Street, Blackfriars, on " The Human Body considered Anatomi- 

 cally, Histologically, Chemically, and Functionally," with the prepara- 

 tion and mounting of sections. The Lectures will be illustrated by 

 Specimens, Dissections, and Experiments. 



A WIDOW LADY RESIDING AT ST. 



ANDREWS can receive two or three boys or girls to educate with her 

 own children (between 5 and 14). — Address, for Terms and References, 

 to Miss Martin, care of Messrs. Macmillan & Co., 29, Bedford 

 Street, Strand, W.C. 



ROYAL POLYTECHNIC— CLASSES for 



the preparation of Students for University Examinations, under the 

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

 versity Matriculation, ist and 2nd B.Sc, PreUminary Scientific M.B., 

 Botany, Physiology, Chemistry. All the work practical. 



THE LONDON CLAY CLIFFS OF 



SHEPPEY have lately been wasting very rapidly, and a large quantity 

 of interesting Fossils have been washed out. A Representative Series o£ 

 100 Specimens, correctly named, will be sent, carriage paid, to London, 

 on receipt of loj. ; or one small Specimen each of 12 Species, post-free 

 for \s. 2d., by 



W. H. SHRUBSOLE, F.G.S., Sheerness-on-Sea. 



FOR SALE.— An excellent LATHE, with 



Slide Rest, &.C., &c., and all the necessary Tools for wood, ivory, or 

 metal turning. — Address T. C. Maggs, Yeovil. 



MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY. 



COLLECTIONS TO ILLUSTRATE THE ABOVE SCIENCES, 

 FROM 4J. 



SINGLE SPECIMENS FROM 3</. 



AUGITE, ENSTATITE, GLAUCODOT, NEOTOKITE, CHON- 

 DRODITE, VERY FINE ; NORWAY. 



PHENACITE, TOPAZ, ALEXANDRITE, BERYL GROSSULAK, 

 SIBERIA. . 



A SMALL QUANTITY OF THORITE WITH ORANGITE. 



BLOWPIPE CASES, HAMMERS AND CHISELS, AND CRYS- 

 TAL HOLDERS. 



PRIVATE LESSONS AND EVENING CLASSES. 



The next course of Ten Lessons will commence WEDNESDAY, October 

 8th, 7.30. Fee los. 



Caialogncsfrec. 



SAMUEL HENSON, 

 277 (Late 1130), STRAND, LONDON. W.C. 



DIAMONDS IN MATRIX. 



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

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

 12, FRITH STREET, SOHO, W. 



