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most remarkable heights of mountains, hills, and lakes in 

 different parts of the world, and a table of volcanoes. The 

 volume is concluded with a series of notes explanatory of 

 passages in the text, and referring to the Huttonian theory 

 of the earth. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Jt would.be highly gratifying to the author of this Jour- 

 nal, to publish a complete Index of the whole to the present 

 time; and there is no motive for hesitation, but the probabi- 

 lity, that the heavy expense attending it might not be indem- 

 nified in the actual sale. It is, however, under considera- 

 tion. 



The MeteorologicalJournal will appear in the first number 

 of the next volume ; and every attention that circumstances 

 can admit will be paid to the suggestions received in the favour 

 from an anonymous correspondent. 



The errour of a word which he notices, is of the press, and 

 we trust that errours of this description are not very frequent 

 with us. 



The tetter from Mr. Garnett, of New York, was received 

 too late for insertion this month, but will appear in our next 

 number. His favours will be always acceptable. The en- 

 closure to the Astronomer Royal was immediately forwarded. 



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