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be glad to receive contributions for this object, and the list 

 of subscribers would be left in the hands of Mr Dawson, 

 6 York Place. 



Hugh Miller s Museum. 



Dr J. A. Smith stated he might also take this opportunity 

 of informing the Society that the movement begun some 

 time ago to raise money by public subscription, for purchasing 

 the Museum of the late Hugh Miller, had been brought to a 

 successful termination. A committee was appointed, of which 

 he had the honour to be a member ; and the result of its 

 labours was that above L.500 had been collected. With this 

 sum, and the addition of the Government grant of L.500, the 

 Museum had been purchased, and was now in the custody 

 of Professor Allman, in the rooms of the University. 



The communications read were as follows : — 



I. On the Employment of Transparent Injections in the Examination 

 of the Minute Structure of the Human Pancreas. By Wm. Burner, 

 M.B. (Loud.), Senior Demonstrator of Anatomy, University of Edin- 

 burgh. 



The investigation of the relations of the minute gland ducts 

 to the ultimate gland follicles in the human pancreas presents 

 considerable difficulties. This is owing, partly, to the great 

 delicacy and transparency of the structures, and partly, be- 

 cause from the close manner in which the minute lobules of 

 the gland are crowded together, it is difficult to obtain a 

 satisfactory view of a single isolated lobule. Thus, the mode 

 of connection of the fine excretory duct of the lobule with the 

 sacculated gland follicles at its extremity cannot clearly be 

 estimated. Moreover, if it is attempted to separate the lobules 

 from each other by tearing them asunder with needles, the 

 relations of the parts become so disturbed, that the examina- 

 tion does not afford any very decided results. For these 

 reasons, it has been customary, in describing the minute 

 structure of this gland, to refer especially to the appearance 

 which it presents in the smaller and more common Rodents, 

 such as the Hat or Mouse. 



In these animals the pancreas is spread out in a thin arbo- 



