THOMAS BOLTON, F.R.M.S. 
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Kingdom. Mr. Bolton established Science Classes at Kinver 
many years ago. It will also be remembered that at the 
recent International Fisheries Exhibition in London Mr. 
Bolton was awarded the Gold Medal for his exhibits of 
the microscopic food of fishes. The jury consisted of Pro¬ 
fessor Allman, Professor Ray Lankester, and other dis¬ 
tinguished Naturalists. A memorial setting forth Mr. 
Bolton’s claims, discoveries, and special circumstances was 
prepared by Mr. W. R. Hughes, late President of the Birming¬ 
ham Natural History and Microscopical Society, and was signed 
by Sir J. W. Dawson, the President of the British Association, 
and by a large number of eminent men of science. It .also 
received the signature of the Mayor of Birmingham. The 
memorial was recently presented to Lord Salisbury, as First 
Lord of the Treasury, and the following communication has 
just been received by Mr. Hughes from his lordship :— 
10, Downing Street, Whitehall, December 18th, 1886. 
Dear Sir,—Lord Salisbury has given his careful consideration to 
the memorial which you have placed before him on behalf of Mr. 
Thomas Bolton, and the representations of the numerous men of 
science by whom the memorial was supported, and his lordship desires 
me to say that he has had pleasure in recommending to Her Majesty 
that a Civil List Pension of £50 per annum should be conferred upon 
Mr. Bolton. Lord Salisbury has received the sanction of the Queen to 
this award, and steps will betaken to carry it into effect. The pension 
will commence as from the 1st July last.—I am, dear Sir, yours 
faithfully, J. F. Daly. 
W. R. Hughes, Esq. 
Tlie numerous body of microscopists and others interested 
in natural science wlio have derived benefit from Mr. Bolton’s 
useful researches in connection with minute animal life, and 
especially with the microscopic fauna of this district (on which 
it will be remembered he contributed an article to the recently 
published “ Handbook of Birmingham ”), will be gratified by 
this prompt and substantial recognition of Mr. Bolton’s merits. 
Amongst those who signed the memorial were Professor 
Michael Foster, Cambridge, Secretary of the Royal Society; 
Sir John Lubbock, Bart, M.P., F.ILS.; William Carrutliers, 
F.R.S., President of the Section of Biology at the meeting 
of British Association; Professor Ray Lankester, F.R.S., 
London; Professor Moseley, F.R.S., Oxford; Professor Bayley 
Balfour, F.R.S., Oxford ; Professor Milnes Marshall, F.R.S., 
Manchester; Professor Allman, F.R.S. ; Professor Alfred 
Newton, M.A., F.R.S.; P. L. Sclater, Pli.D., F.R.S.; Professor 
A. Macalister, F.R.S., Cambridge ; Mr. H. B. Brady, F.R.S., 
F.L.S.; and the Rev Dr. Dallinger, F.R.S., President of the 
Royal Microscopical Society. The memorial was also 
