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THE Medals in the gift of the Royal Society have this year been awarded as follows:—The Copley Medal has been awarded to Professor Friedrich Wöhler, of Göttingen, For. Memb. R.S., for his numerous contributions to the Science of Chemistry, and more especially for his researches on the products of the decomposition of Cyanogen by Ammonia; on the Derivatives of Uric Acid; on the Benzoyl Series; on Boron, Silicon, and their compounds; on Titanium, and on Meteoric Stones. A Royal Medal has been awarded to Professor Thomas Anderson, M.D., for his investigations on the Organic Bases of Dippell's Animal Oil; on Codeine; on the Crystallised Constituents of Opium; on Piperin and on Papaverin; and for his researches in Physiological and Agricultural Chemistry. A Royal Medal has been awarded to Mr. Henry John Carter, F.R.S., for his long-continued and valuable researches in Zoology, and more especially for his inquiries into the Natural History of the Spongiadæ. Tne Rumford Medal, awarded every two years, has been awarded to Anders Jonas Angström, For. Memb. R.S., for his Researches on Spectral Analysis.