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NATURE 
[ Sepz. 24, 1885 
BRITISH MUSEUM. 
The READING-ROOM will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, October 
1, to MONDAY, October 5, both days inclusive. 
EDWARD A. BOND, Principal Librarian. 
British Museum, September 22, 1885. 
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 Hospital.—For further particulars apply to 
the Dean, Guy’s Hospital, Southwark, S.E. 
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, BRISTOL. 
The SESSION 1885-86 will beginon OCTOBER6. ‘The College supplies 
for persons of either sex above the ordinary School Age the means of 
continuing their Studies in SCIENCE, LANGUAGES, HISTORY, and 
LITERATURE. The CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, 
GEOLOGICAL, and BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES are open Daily. 
The Engineering Department includes Civil, Mechanical, and Electric 
Engineering, and Surveying ; and special arrangements for practical work 
have been made with various Engineers in and near Bristol. Information 
with regard to the lodging of Students may be obtained on application. 
Several SCHOLARSHIPS are tenable at the College. Calendar, contain- 
ing full information, price xs. (by Post rs. 3a.), For Prospectus and further 
information, apply to 
ALFRED E. STOCK, Registrar and Secretary. 
THE YORKSHIRE COLLEGE. 
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ARTS. 
The TWELFTH SESSION begins TUESDAY, October 6, 1885, in the 
New Coi.ece Buitpines, CotteGe Roap, Leeps, recently opened by 
the Prince and Princess of Wales. 
_ The Day Classes prepare for the London University and other Examina- 
tions, and for various Professions. They include ;—Mathematies, Physics, 
Chemistry, Geology, Mineralogy, Mining, Coal Mining and Colliery Man- 
agement, Zoology, Comparative Anatomy, Botany, Human Physiology, 
Civil, Mechanical, and Mining Engineering, Classics, History, English, 
French, German, and Oriental Languages and Literature, Weaving, Design- 
ing, and Dyeing, Textile Fabrics, &c. 
‘The College Laboratories, Weaving Sheds, and Dyehouse are open daily 
for practical work. Fees according to time. 
N.B.—Engineering Students will work in the detached New ENGINEER- 
1NG LanoraTory. Prospectuses may be had (free) from the Secretary. 
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. 
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 
Dr. H. FORSTER MORLEY will give a Systematic Course of 80 
Lectures on Organic Chemistry, beginning WEDNESDAY, October 7, at 
9 am. First Term: Elementary. Second Term: Benzene Derivat : 
Third Term; Advanced. The Course covers the subjects required for B.Sc. 
Fee, £2 12s. 6d. per Term, or £6 6s. for the Course. 
TALFOURD ELY, M A., Secretary. 
MATHEMATICS (London and Suburbs).— 
Students attended (at their own homes if they so prefer) by a High 
Wrangler, ‘Trin. Coll., M.A. and F.R.S., on very reasonable terms.— 
X., 9, Dorville Road, Hammersmith, W. 
BEDFORD COLLEGE, LONDON, “FOR 
LADIES,” 8 and 9, York Place, Baker Street, W.—Michaelmas ‘Term 
will begin on THURSDAY, October 15, 1885. Throughout the 
Session practical demonstrations in Botany will be given by Miss 
MARY FORSTER. B. SHADWELL, Hon. Sec. 
THE MASON SCIENCE COLLEGE, 
BIRMINGHAM. 
SCHOLARSHIP IN CHEMISTRY OF £30 PER ANNUM. 
An Examination for this Scholarship will be held early in October. Candi- 
dates must either have studied Chemistry two years in the College, or they 
may be B.Sc. of London, or Associates of th: Institute of Chemistry 
Application to be made before October 1 to 
GEO. H. MORLEY, Secretary. 
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, 
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LIVERPOOL. 
SESSION 1885-86 commences OCTOBER 5 
Complete Curriculum provided for Victoria University Degrees 
Medicine, Arts, and Science. 
Students also prepared for London Universizy, Cambridge Higher Local 
and other Examinations. 
Physical, Biological, and Chemical Laboratories. 
Assistance in Practical Laboratory Work by Demonstrators under the 
Superintendence of the brofessor of the Department. 
All Classes, except Medical, open to Male and Female Students of 16 and 
upwards. Students admitted on their 16th year, subject to Preliminary 
Examination. 
Evening Lectures and Classes, beginning October 12, open to all-comers 
on payment of 6s. fee. 
Full Prospectus gratis on application to the CoLLEGE REGI;TRAR. 
in 
WANTED.—“NATURE, No. 56.—Apply 
Nature Office, 29, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C 
LIVING SPECIMENS FOR THE MICROSCOPE 
GOLD MEDALawarded atthe FISHERIES EXHIBITION to 
THOMAS BOLTON, 57, NEWHALL STREET, BIRMINGHAM, 
who has last week sent to his subscribers a curious Worm, Pteridonais para- 
sitica, with drawing and description. He hasalso sent out Cristatella mucedo, 
Fredericella sultana, Cordylophora lacustris, Lacinularia socialis, Micro- 
codon clavus, Notormmmata spicata, Brachionus amphiceros, ‘Rhinops vitrea, 
Uvella virescens, Acineta_ grandis, Volvox globator, Desmids ; also Hydra, 
Ameeba, Vorticella, Crayfish, and other Specimens for (Huxley and Martin’s) 
Biological Laboratory work. 
Weekly Announcements will be made in this place of Organisms T. B. is 
supplying. 
Specimen Tube, One Shilling, post free. 
Twenty-stx Tubesin course of Six Months for Subscription of £1 1s. 
or Twelve Tubes for 10s. 6a. 
Portfolio of Drawings, Eleven Parts, 1s. each. 
THE LONDON HOSPITAL AND 
MEDICAL COLLEGE, MILE END, E. 
The SESSION 1885-6 will COMMENCE on THURSDAY, October 1, 
1885. 
As the College will be in course of enlargement there will be no Public 
Distribution of Prizes this year. 
FOUR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS, value £60, £40, 430, and 
420, will be offered for competition at the end of September to new Students. 
Fees for Lectures and Hospital Practice, 90 Guineas in one payment, or 
roo Guineas in three instalments. All Resident and other Hospital appoint- 
ments are free, and the holders of all the Resident Appointments are provided 
with rooms and board entirely free of expense. The Resident Appoint- 
ments consist of Five House-Physiciancies, Five House-Surgeoncies, One 
Accoucheurship, and One Receiving Room Officer. Two Dressers and Two 
Maternity Pupils also reside in the Hospital. Special Classes for the Pre- 
liminary Scientific and Intermediate M.B. Examinations of the University 
of London, and for the Primary and Pass Examinations for the Fellowship 
of the Royal College of Surgeons of England are held throughout the year. 
Special entries may be made for Medical and Surgical Practice. _ 
The London Hospital is now in direct communication by rail and tram 
with all parts ofthe Metropolis, and the Metropolitan, Metropolitan District, 
East London, and South-Eastern Railways have Stations within a minute’s 
walk of the Hospital and College. 
For prospectus and particulars apply personally or by letter to 
Mile End, E. MUNRO SCOTT, Warden. 
THE MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. 
The WINTER SESSION will open on THURSDAY, October 1, with 
an Introductory Address by Dr. J. K. FOWLER, M.A. : 
The Medical School, which has lately been considerably enlarged, provides 
the most complete means for the education of Students preparing for the 
University of London, the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, and the other 
Licensing Bodies. Two Entrance Scholarships of the annual value of £25 
and £20, tenable for two years, and an Entrance Science Scholarship value 
£50, will be competed foron SEPTEMBER 29 and following days. Special 
arrangements are made for the convenience of Dental Students. Further 
information may be obtained from the Dean or the Resident Medical Officer 
t the Hospital. 
at the Hospita ANDREW CLARK, Dean. 
ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL 
SCHOOL. 
ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON, S.E. 
The WINTER SESSION of 1885-86 will commence on OCTOBER 1, 
when an Introductory Address will be delivered by A. O. MacKELLAR. 
Esq., M.Ch., at 3 p.m. 
TWO ENTRANCE SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS of £100 and £60 
respectively, open to all first-year Students, will be offered for competition. 
The Examination will be held on the sth, 6th, and 7th of October, and the 
subjects will be Chemistry and Physics, with either Botany or Zoology at 
the option of Candidates. 4 
Special Classes are held throughout the year for the “* PRELIMINARY 
SCIENTIFIC” and ‘‘INTERMEDIATE M.B.” Examinations of the 
| UNIVERSITY of LONDON. 
All Hospital Appointments are open to Students without extra charge. 
Scholarships and Money Prizes of considerable value are awarded at the 
Sessional Examinations, as also several Medals. : ,| 
The Fees may be paid in one sum or by instalments. Entries may ke 
made to Lectures or to Hospital Practice, and special arrangements are — 
made for Students entering in their second or subsequent years ;,also for 
Dental Students and for Qualified Practitioners. ial. . | 
Several medical practitioners and private families residing in the neigh- 
bourhood receive Students for residence and supervision, and a register of 
approved lodgings is kept in the Secretary’s office. 4 
Prospectuses and all particulars may be obtained from the Medical Secre- 
tary, Mr. GEorGE RENDLE. 7 
W M. ORD, Dean. © 
ST. GEORGE’S HOSPITAL 
MEDICAL SCHOOL, 
HYDE PARK CORNER, S.W. | 
The WINTER SESSION will commence on THURSDAY, October 1, | 
with an Introductory Address by TIMOTHY HOLMES, Esq., F.R.C.S., — 
at4p.m. A Prospectus of the School and further information may be 
obtained by personal application between x and 3 p.m. ; or by letter addressed 
to the DEAN at the Hospital. 
