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tremble and howl whenever they are aware of .its approach.") 

 The monkey and ocelet were brought, a short time ago, from 

 South America, by Capt. Ayres, nephew of Sir H. Parker. 

 A pair of the monkey was brought ; but the male died from 

 cold soon after its arrival at Melford, Suffolk, Sir H. Parker's 

 place of residence. ( The Bury and Norwich Post, Dec. 23. 

 1835, and H. T, Jan. 14. 1836.) 



The Islington Literary and Scientific Society. Extracts from 

 their Third Annual Report, 1836. — " This Institution may 

 now be considered, so far as human foresight can extend, as 

 placed beyond the reach of failure : the weak and trying 

 state of infancy has been passed in safety, and the stronger 



period of youth has arrived Considerable additions 



have been made to the specimens of natural history ; and 

 attention has been paid to the scientific arrangement and 

 classification in the museum ; this, however, is yet far from 

 complete : indeed, the collection is still in its infancy; but" the 

 " committee, nevertheless, with confidence recommend it to 

 the students of natural history, believing that, from its being 

 open to examination, advantages may be derived from it 

 which larger and less accessible collections cannot afford." 



The South London Mechanics' Institution. — Mr. W. H. 

 White, who favours this Magazine with many contributions, 

 was, by a bill received, to lecture on Jan. 19. 1836, at this 

 institution, on the atmosphere, its nature, extent, composition, 

 impenetrability, inertia, elasticity, density, refractive and re- 

 flective powers, chemical properties, influence on vegeta- 

 tion; the phenomena of winds, storms, hurricanes, meteors, 

 aurora borealis, &c. ; and on Jan. 26., on the ocean, its ex- 

 tent, depth, colour, saltness, taste, temperature, luminosity, 

 incessant motion, currents, tides, productions, inhabitants, 

 &c. Mr. White has stated that the Institution, though yet 

 in its infancy, promises well ; that Dr. Epps has lectured on 

 phrenology, Dr. Schmidt on magnetism, and Mr. Ricard on 

 steam; and that other lecturers are engaged; that the lec- 

 tures are generally well attended, and that every one seems 

 anxious to avail himself of the ideas delivered ; that a phre- 

 nological class is formed, and that other classes are about 

 being formed ; and that the Institution has a small but in- 

 creasing library, which is available to every subscriber. 



The Subject of the London Entomological Society's Prize 

 Essay for 1836, is the Coccus of the Pine-apple Plant. — The 

 plan of the essay is, that it do include a description of the 

 natural history of the insect, and of a mode or modes of pre- 

 venting its ravages, founded upon actual experiment ; and be 

 accompanied by testimonials of the measure of success of the 



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