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THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY. 
for study by the members of a Natural History Society. The 
“ Principles of Biology ” consists of six parts, and the following 
is a record of those members who have conducted the study 
at the monthly meetings of the Section during 1883-4-5-6:— 
The opening meeting was held on the 4th October, 1883, 
when Dr. Hill introduced the system by a discourse on 
“ Organic Matter.” Part I., “ The Data of Biology,” was 
conducted by Dr. Hill, F.I.C., Mr. F. J. Cullis, Mr. J. 0. 
Barratt, B.Sc., and Mr. W. Greatlieed. Part II., “ The 
Inductions of Biology,” by Mr. W. W. Collins, Mr. C. H. 
Allison, Dr. W. L. Hiepe, Mr. L. J. Major, Mr. W. B. 
Grove, B.A., Professor W. Hillliouse, M.A., F.L.S., and Mr. 
Wm. Matthews, M.A., F.G.S. Part III., “ The Evolution 
of Life,” by Miss Naden, Dr. Hiepe, Mr. W. H. France, and 
Mr. C. H. Allison. Part IV., “Morphological Development,” 
by Mr. W. B. Grove, B.A., Mr. W. ii Hughes, F.L.S., 
Professor Hillliouse, M.A., F.L.S., and Mr. F. J. Cullis. 
Part V., “ Physiological Development,” by Mr. W. K. Parkes 
and Professor J. B. Haycraft, M.A., F.R.S.Edin.; and Part VI., 
“Laws of Multiplication,” by Mr. W. B. Grove, B.A., Mr. 
W. R. Hughes, F.L.S., Mr. F. J. Cullis, and Dr. Hill, F.I.C. 
Abstracts of most of the papers read have already appeared 
in the “ Midland Naturalist,” and these will be followed by 
the remainder. The only exception is that of Miss Naden’s 
paper on “ The Special Creation Hypothesis ” and “ The 
Evolution Hypothesis,” which was published by the Section 
in extenso. 
During the progress of the study numerous illustrations 
by the microscope and otherwise were given, not only by the 
before-mentioned members of the section but also by other 
members of the Society, and notably by Mr. Thomas Bolton, 
F.R.M.S. ' W. R. H. 
THOMAS BOLTON, F.R.M.S. 
Our readers will be interested to hear that at the meeting 
ol the British Association recently held in this town a move¬ 
ment was originated among the members attending the com¬ 
mittee of Section D (Biology), having for its object an 
application to Government for a small grant out of the Civil 
List to Mr. Thomas Bolton, of 57, Newhall Street, Birming¬ 
ham (formerly ol Kinver, Staffordshire), whose important 
services to science as a naturalist and microscopist have long 
been well known and appreciated by professors and teachers 
of biology not only locally but in every part of the United 
