Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 119 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. Microscopical Society, January 8th, 1862. R. J. Farkants, Esq., in the Chair. II. J. Slnck, Esq., J. P. Bedlnke, Esq., George Reade, Esq., J. W. W. Hewitt, Esq., M. C. Hardy, Esq., and F. Bunting, Esq., were balloted for and duly elected members of the Society. A short notice was read " On the Vegetable Structure to be observed in Common Household Coal," by J. T. Tiipholme, Esq. The author commenced by observing that he failed in getting satisfactory sections of coal by grinding, but recommends heating a mass of coal on n slow fire, and taking slices with a razor from the surfaces exposed on breaking it up. He then proceeded to describe some pitted or dotted tissues, apparently identical with those figured by Withara (Tab. xi, fig. G, 7), and considered they are similar to the structure shown by Cijcas rceohtta. He finds that Fmxton coal gives both scalariform and pitted ducts; Clay Cross chiefly scalarifonn; the Derbyshire well-defined vascular tissue. The following papers were read: ?" On some new Species of DiatomnccDB," by Dr. Greville ('Trans., 'p. 41); " Some Account of the Martin Microscope," by Mr. J. Williams ('Trans., ' p. 31.) February llth, 18C2. Annual Meeting . R. J. Fabkakts, Esq., President, in the Chair. The President announced that William Peters, Esq., had pre- sented to the Society his machine for microscopic writing, with all the apparatus connected with it. It was unanimously resolved that the most cordial thanks of the Society be given to William Peters, Esq., for this moat munificent present. Charles Borradaile, Esq., Henry Haines, Esq., E. George, Esq., S. S. Wigg, Esq., and George Davies, Esq., were balloted for and duly elected members of the Society. Reports from the Council on the pro...