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The scuttles were then plugged up, and the barge floated on 

 the return of the tide. 



This is the only animal of the kind seen in the Thames 

 since the year 1780, when a whale 90 feet in length was 

 killed near the same place. 



Many seamen who have been in Greenland, after examin- 

 ing the whale in question, pronounced it to be a young one 

 not exceeding a year old ; yet its dimensions were as follow : - 



Extreme length from the lower jaw to the end of the tail 

 76 feet six inches ; from the lower jaw to the end of the 

 body at the tail 69 feet ; lower javv longer than the upper 

 jaw 1 foot 4 inches; end of upper jaw to its eye 14 feet ; 

 from the upper jaw to its dorsal fin 48 feet 2 inches ; length 

 of dorsal fin at the base 4 feet; height of the dorsal fin 2 feet; 

 from the body to the end of the tail 7 feet 6 inches; extre- 

 mity of the tail 15 feet; circumference of the body at the 

 dorsal fin 21 feet; eye placed from the spiracle 5 feet; length 

 of the mouth from the jaw 16 feet 6 inches ; length of pec- 

 toral fin 6 feet, breadth of ditto 2 feet; longitudinal lines 

 (almost straight) beginning under the mouth to the middle of 

 the fish ; length of its eye 5 inches; colour of its lamina? 

 whitish towards the back behind ; distance of the eye to the 

 mouth 5 inches; 61 feet to the pectoral fin from back bone; 

 outer skin peeled off, thickness of fine writing-paper ; from 

 one eye to the other 9 feet 9 inches ; breadth of the lines on 

 the belly 3 inches ; orifice of its ear 3 inches ; from its eve 

 to its ear 3 feet 2 inches. It is pronounced by naturalists to 

 be the Balena hoops, or pike-headed species. 



After being exhibited for about eight days to the inhabi- 

 tants of London, it was put up to public sale and produced 

 seventy-five pounds. 



LECTURES. 



Dr. Clutterbuck will commence his Summer Course 

 of Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Physic, Materia 

 Medica, and Chemistry, on Monday the 5th of June, at 

 Nine o'Clock in the Morning, at his House, No. 1, Cres- 

 cent, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars ; where further parti- 

 culars may be had. 



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