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THE President and Council of the Royal Society have this year awarded the medals as follows:—The Copley Medal to Dr. Edward Frankland, for his eminent services to theoretical and applied chemistry; the Rumford Medal to Prof. James Dewar, for his researches on the properties of matter at extremely low temperatures; the Davy Medal to Prof. Cleve, of Upsala, for his researches on the chemistry of the rare earths; and the Darwin Medal to Prof. Huxley, for his researches in comparative anatomy, and especially for his intimate association with Mr. Darwin in relation to the Origin of Species. The Royal Medals have been awarded to Prof. J. J. Thomson in recognition of his contributions to mathematical and experimental physics, especially to electrical theory; and to Prof. Victor Horsley for his important investigations relating to the physiology of the nervous system and of the thyroid gland, and to their applications to the treatment of disease. We learn as we go to press that the Queen has signified her approval of these awards.