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The extraordinary durability of this varnish, as remarkable as 
its beauty, entitles it, I cannot but think, to consideration ; and it is 
chiefly with the hope of calling attention to the subject, especially 
the attention of those engaged in our porcelain manufactories, now 
carried on with so much science and taste, that I venture to com- 
municate this note to the Society. 
Alexander Bryson, Esq., 
was duly elected a Fellow of the Society ; and 
W. H. Fox Talbot, Esq., F.R.S., 
was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Society. 
The following Donations to the Library were announced : — 
The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science, and Art, conducted by 
the Canadian Institute. New Series, No. 12. Toronto. 8vo. 
- — From the Canadian Institute . 
Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen Geologisclien Reichsanstalt. 
1856, No. 4 ; 1857, No. 1. Wien, 1856-7- 8vo .—From 
the Institute. 
Proceedings and Papers of the Historic Society of Lancashire and 
Cheshire. 1848-54. Liverpool. 8vo. — From the Society. 
Address of Lord Wrottesley, the President, delivered at the Anni- 
versary Meeting of the Royal Society on 30th November 1 857. 
London, 1857- 8vo. — From the Royal Society of London. 
Papers read at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Sessions 
1855-6 and 1856-7. London. 4to. — From the Institute. 
Return of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, registered in the eight 
principal towns of Scotland. November 1857. — From the 
Registrar - G eneral. 
Quarterly Journal of Agriculture, and Transactions of the Highland 
and Agricultural Society. January 1858. — From the Society. 
Transactions of the Pathological Society of London. Vol. viii.L on- 
don, 1857. 8 vo. — From the Society. 
Medico-Chirurgical Transactions, published by the Royal Medical 
and Chirurgical Society of London. Yol. xl. London, 1857. 
8 vo.- — From the Society. 
